I was trying to get through security at the airport yesterday and there was a very young girl with her family in front of me that was clinging to a pillow-like stuffed animal that resembled a puppy.  When she got to the security inspection, her father had to convince her for quite some time that she needed to let her toy go through on the beltway to be inspected.  She hesitated for a long time and asked some poignant questions of her Dad with regards to the procedures that she had to follow.  Finally she conceded and walked through security and then ran towards the beltway to grab her prized possession afterwards.  It made me wonder to myself about what our own prized possessions are and what would we do without them.  I know most people will list their family and friends first and foremost on their inventory.  Interestingly as we get older it is the material things take less importance and to some they don't even make their top ten list.  One of the great assets of growing older is that we are better able to distinguish what has true value versus what the world perceives as more important.  I like the view of an innocent child who categorizes their own items of treasure based upon their value system.  They usually gravitate to the simple and comforting things, that most adults would have less of an investment in.  We could certainly learn a lot from the innocence of children, about what is important and pay lowered attention to the things that are less insignificant.  If you still have loved ones around you, treasure them and give them a hug more frequently as we all know how limited time really is.  If you have pictures in albums that you have not seen in quite some time, take a moment to go over some of those treasures that you harbor vigilantly.  On your own personal inventory list of things that are important, I hope that it becomes shorter and filled with more things that add fruitful value to your life.  Whatever your prized possessions are, may they be filled with wonderful people, memories of happy and joyful times along with less material things that carry minimal importance.