The Uncommon Life of Common Objects

Busch explains how objects get their value based on the experience they go through. For example, I went to Paris over the summer and when I returned I brought back an immaculate pair of black and gold diamond shaped earrings. Those earrings have gone everywhere with me ever since. I love those earrings and I will cherish them forever. These earrings are completely fake so they have no retail value but because I got them in Paris and the experience I had in Paris made me love and cherish them.

I find this point that Busch makes is very relatable because I have made value for something that wouldn't have another value to anyone else unless they went through the same experiences that I did when I went to Paris.

Ordinary objects becoming valuable to the beholder is a great way to appreciate the things you have. It helps people understand that money is not the only thing that can make something valuable. This is a point that Busch does not make but I personally believe.