to do so.
A Difficult Conversation Finally Began
The locked box eventually became more than an object.
It became the reason the family finally started talking about things that had previously remained unspoken.
They discussed the struggles he had experienced and the reasons he had kept them private.
For the first time, the family had an opportunity to listen rather than assume they already understood.
And that conversation may have been more valuable than anything that had been hidden inside the box.
