Greg Miller probably has one of the most interesting jobs I can think of. He is entrusted with secrets – cherished memories… snapshots of the past. You can imagine what some of those secrets are – but I think what makes Film Rescue International so interesting is that when it comes to developing old, long lost forgotten rolls of film from fifty, sixty, sometimes eighty years ago, there are secrets you can’t imagine.
We showed you some of those secrets in this week’s episode as part of our theme of thankfulness. As they say on their website, they are “revealers of lost and found treasures” – treasures like Nicole Westerman’s baby photos of her youngest daughter. Many clients are thankful for the restored memories Greg and his team are able to produce.
Also, in Indian Head (where Greg has this international business) the town is grateful for the sense of community they share. That’s why they are fundraising to save their community theatre. You’ll also see in this holiday episode in Saskatoon, the Friendship Inn is serving Thanksgiving dinner to more and more people without a home each year, an alarming consequence of a booming province and the soaring price of housing.
Needless to say, I’m feeling very thankful this week for the things I have – a home, a family, a community, a job, my health – and a digital camera. No, I’m not being facetious. I take thousand of photographs a year and they are almost instantly downloaded to my laptop (this isn’t including the thousands of photos I snap on my cell phone without even thinking about it). My life is recorded and cataloged and memories are safely stored away in backed up folders. These captured moments in time are precious and I can’t imagine losing them. Seeing Greg’s lab made me feel grateful for modern technology and the convenience we have at our fingertips that we didn’t have in the past – and I think I will pause the next time I complain about technology, the next time my cell phone doesn’t work or I can’t get a signal, or my computer is too slow, or the card in my camera is full. And I think, if it’s possible I might even take more photos.
Because we can share them, and I can’t explain it, but sharing memories like the photos Greg shared with me, just make you feel tingly inside: they remind you of a common and shared past. And that’s simply really cool. Happy Thanksgiving!
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