The collection

To collect: to bring or gather something together. (Oxford Dictionary)

People do it almost unconsciously. They collect.Practical people collect stamps or postcards. Sentimental people collect love letters. Nostalgic people collect photos from old good days. Curious people collect antiquities. Organized people collect restaurant bills. But all of them collect something in common. All of them collect pieces. People can't be taken as a whole. Each person is a collection of pieces from another person, from a odd experience. And without noticing they are building a neverending collection.

The collection of each is alive. Sometimes it breaks and the time comes to put the pieces all back together. Nonetheless you will never be sure that you can build the same collection you had before.