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Sunday, September 6. 2009

The Collyer Brothers

It recently came to my attention that not everybody knows what I am talking about when I refer to the famously eccentric Collyer brothers.


Get educated! 


There are people out there, similar to these guys, in almost every town. Probably quietly psychotic, or with folie a deux, or some personality disorder or dysfunction, or, maybe, just messy people. OCD? I doubt it. Eccentric is the best word. 


Cleaning up is a hassle, isn't it?


Hoarders, whether of money or of things, miss out on all of the joys and adventures of life. They "plan" for a future which will never arrive, and then they die. Very sad to waste a life that way - a life which is a gift of God. God invited us to trust Him, and to accept His abundance. Hoarders (and I do not mean ordinary, wholesome, prudent folks) reject His offer of "life in abundance," and thus reject Him. It's a big mistake.


And I know I will get to that Aug 2008 New Yorker one of these days, when I get the chance. A photo of the Collyer brothers' house in NYC:


 

Posted by The Barrister in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:44 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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The Collyer bros were always a constant reference around my house growing up. My grandfather had similar traits. We filled up 2 30 yard dumpsters when we cleaned out his house on Rutland Rd in Brooklyn. Not to mention two truckloads of brass and bronze scrap that we sold.
#1 JimK on 2009-09-06 14:51 (Reply)
You can't live in NYC or near it and not know the Collyers.
#2 Rick on 2009-09-06 21:19 (Reply)
I grew up in New England, and do not recall any reference to them. The house looks like the inside of a friend from my hometown, a descendant of a 17th century NE Puritan of some renown.
#3 Gringo on 2009-09-07 12:32 (Reply)

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