bellatif's blog post - Dagger

So my yahoo messenger seems not to work today. I can’t even open my yahoo mail. Ooh, is so strange, cut off from the world and your friends. So instead of catching up with them, I thought of writing my blog. Luckily the NN site still works.

Yesterday, after my work I decided to bring a visit to an antiquary. Just trying to find that birthday present for my mum. But I didn’t bought anything for her, but I bought something for me. Yah, the thing I wanted for my mum wasn’t there.

But what did take my attention was a dagger. An Asian dagger. Why I found it so eye catching were the inscriptions. I like things with a story. And the antiquary told me it was from late 1800. He did not know much about it, only that it was probably made custom for someone. Maybe for a Maharaji. It could be a wedding present for someone, or it could have been used for battle. And the inscriptions had to bring him good luck.

I like stuff like that. Something with a story. Yesterday night and this morning I was looking at it. Wondering for who it was? Was it a present? It is so real, and no mass production. It has something SPECIAL, and I like special things. I have moments that I can really go up in stuff like that. Not only daggers, but paintings, sculptures,... Something that tells a story without words. A few years ago I bought 2 African masks. They were used in rituals for a good harvested. I like them very much, because it says something how nature could be treated. But I would never wear it. Not that I’m superstitious but you never know. I’m careful with stuff like that. And now I have a dagger, a nice one. Hopefully it brings me some luck too.