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KonMari is not telling us/to throw out stuff ruthlessly. She treats her belongings like living things. One day,/while she was in high school,/she bought a new cell phone. Then she sent a message to her old phone:/“You have been helping me for many years. Thank you.” Her old phone rang immediately,/and she checked the text. Of course,/it was her message. She said to her old phone,/“Great. My message reached you.” Then,/she closed it.
When she opened her old phone a little later,/she was surprised to find a blank screen. Her old cell phone went dead/after receiving her message. Its job was done.
KonMari admits/that this was probably just a coincidence. But it illustrates her idea:/we should show respect to our belongings,/even when we are throwing them away. We have a very close relationship/with our belongings.
KonMari is not telling us/to throw out stuff ruthlessly. She treats her belongings like living things. One day,/while she was in high school,/she bought a new cell phone. Then she sent a message to her old phone:/“You have been helping me for many years. Thank you.” Her old phone rang immediately,/and she checked the text. Of course,/it was her message. She said to her old phone,/“Great. My message reached you.” Then,/she closed it.
When she opened her old phone a little later,/she was surprised to find a blank screen. Her old cell phone went dead/after receiving her message. Its job was done.
KonMari admits/that this was probably just a coincidence. But it illustrates her idea:/we should show respect to our belongings,/even when we are throwing them away. We have a very close relationship/with our belongings.