When I first read the title, I honestly thought that this piece would be just one of those boring descriptive essays describing the author’s pencil holder. Obviously, I was wrong about a few minor things. John Ciardi, the author, did describe the pencil rack but he put greater emphasis on its unusual contents.
Ciardi enumerated every little thing that he had placed in the said stand, and continued on to illustrate each with great detail. He described the ball-point pens, Kleenex tissues, the screwdriver, the movie tickets, etc. even mentioning the price and purchase date of each said item.
By the end of this piece, I realized that we have the tendency to sometimes take some of our things for granted. We tend to stock them up or leave them on a shelf and just take the pleasure that they are just there whenever we need them.
Like how we take advantage of our material possessions, we also have the tendency to take the people around us, more specifically our family, friends and loved ones, for granted. At some point in our lives, we are guilty of believing that people we care about will always be there for us, and will always be available that is why we put off things we want to say and do until tomorrow. This shouldn’t be the case; we should always take the time and show our affection and gratitude to the people we care about.
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