There’s a time to throw things away

SOO Ewe Jin is right, “Lessons about letting go” (Sunday Star, June 14). Letting go of things that have functional and informational value like his National Geographic magazine collection can have a direct hit on emotions.

My parents belong to a generation where thrift was a way of life and they faced hardship providing for the family. Naturally, my parents are resourceful in the way we use (and reuse) things.