Well, your blog certainly is thought provoking. Immediately I thought of my Harry Potter collection I have stashed away in my closet, hardly ever touched but loved thoroughly, but really my most valuable? No. Sure, I have the pictures, and the little things that represent important moments in my life. A cross hand made for my wedding, a newborns cap from my son, cards of love from my husband but still, those are just things. If all taken away at any moment I would have a sting of regret, but my life would continue on with the memory of all my things tucked away for future reference. The most precious, most valuable possesions are my husband and my kids. Of course, as they should be you would say, but it's not just them. It's the moment by moment joy they bring me, the smiles and jokes, the fun and all the love. Things that can't be stored away that are most treasured.

Or…that being brought into the light of day, others would see and laugh. Maybe fear stifles us from showing our treasures for fear others will think them foolish and trample them to dust. Maybe, we hide our faith, our love because we've been told, "that's personal don't talk of such things as religion and politics…" and so we keep quiet. Hide our treasures. We feel we have a great treasure to share yet for fear the world may think the treasure worthless, we hide it under a bushel instead of letting it shine.

When all the while if we would be willing to let the world laugh if they will, and share our treasures we would see that the world is longing for genuine treasure and we hold the key.