Something Beloved
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Luke 12:34). When significant events occur, trash to one person could be another’s treasure, no matter the monetary value of the object. As long as an item is important to the person and is held dear in their heart, that is considered their wealth. In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, Greg discovers the true meaning of treasure through his encounter with a homeless man. While some loved items have profit, the littlest thing could be someone’s greatest treasure because it is a piece of them and is handled with utmost care. Bits and pieces of someone are represented in the items that mean the world to them. Lemon Brown, an outcast in society,
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Luke 12:34). When significant events occur, trash to one person could be another’s treasure, no matter the monetary value of the object. As long as an item is important to the person and is held dear in their heart, that is considered their wealth. In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, Greg discovers the true meaning of treasure through his encounter with a homeless man. While some loved items have profit, the littlest thing could be someone’s greatest treasure because it is a piece of them and is handled with utmost care. Bits and pieces of someone are represented in the items that mean the world to them. Lemon Brown, an outcast in society,