I really enjoyed reading this post @livinguktaiwan. I had never heard of this ...
"... the Chinese believes that your body is a gift from your parents and you must not damage any part of it. That includes cutting your hair."
... although I have seen the hair sticks before. Now I know what they signify! Nice to know you still have this family heirloom in your possession. So many times, items of value from our family legacies are lost by those who frankly don't really care very much about it ...
Thank you for sharing this with us. This is one of the aspects of being on our Steem blockchain that keep me "coming back." The opportunity to engage with others all over the world.
Have a great day (evening) "over there!"
Hi there @roleerob ! Haven't seen you travelling much recently, hope you are well.
I only picked this up from my gran when I was grown up. I remember seeing her throw away a lot of her stuff when I was much younger and never thought of saving them. I wish I knew better when I was younger.
I'm glad you liked this post, appreciate you dropping by!
Yes, well @livinguktaiwan ...
... I'm sure we all live with this regret, in one way or another. I certainly know I do, but such is life.
I am very well thank you. My traveling days are years "in the rear view mirror," as I traveled for almost 20 years in my "old life." I am quite content to be at home and travel on rare occasion now. My so-called "R2R Trip" was the trip of a lifetime and I know it is very unlikely I will ever repeat it.
That said, I am actually leaving with my beloved life mate to see our "eastern" (those in the eastern part of the U.S.) children early in the morning. I am not sure if I will be writing any posts about it, as the focus will be family time, but perhaps I will write one about this, as we will be visiting it, en route seeing one child to then going to see the other one ... 😉