Describing a Treasured Bject

Descriptive Essay: Carter’s Drumstick We live in a society where we are surrounded by advancing technology and material objects, where many feel they are defined by their possessions (“You are what you drive, or wear, or drink, etc.”), where people feel the need to need to gloat and show off. It seems more and more seldom that our society’s inhabitants actually stop to reflect on what is really important to them, and appreciate what objects hold true meaning in their hearts and lives. Looking around, seeing everyone with a phone attached to their ear, or communicating in a virtual reality to thousands of “friends” is unsettling for many who enjoy a simpler lifestyle. Members of society are forming bonds with objects that dissociate their selves from human contact and into the world of cyberspace; continually removing us from the essence of the world’s simplicities. Nathan, however, did not form a bond with objects that “pollute society”, but with a drumstick, small, light, and in its essence a piece of art and beauty. Though he does not even play the drums, a simple drumstick is a treasured object to him. Nathan values the drumstick because of who gave it to him and how this possession found its way to him, making this bond as unbreakable as diamond. To any outside observer, the drumstick is nothing special. It looks like one of an ordinary set of any five-dollar drumsticks; there must be thousands like it. Oh, no, not to Nathan; this drumstick is special. Having seen his first Dave Matthews Band show in 2003, attending the reputable “Central Park Concert” with over 100,000 other fans, it is hard to top one of the most notorious Dave Matthews Band shows, especially seeing a plethora through the years. Nathan always wished he would be close enough to catch one of Dave Matthews’ guitar picks, an extra reed from LeRoi Moore (their late saxophone player), one of Carter Beauford’s drumsticks, or a concert set list. No matter which item one