Mug Loss

My friend sent me this photo the other day. I had given him this mug years ago. According to his note, he had broken the handle years ago, but continued to use it until he broke the large chunk out of it.

His words:

It was my favorite tea mug for the last few years.
After I broke off the handle, I went more with the Japanese model that if the mug was too hot to hold, the tea was too hot to drink.
Sadly, I broke a chip out of it this week and so I've been thinking about you. (...) though there was a lot of fun to using a handle-off mug for years, it was in no way a negative part of the mug, for me.

I thought it was super cool of him to send me this email and the photo:

1. I love that the mug I made was his favorite for years, even after the handle loss.

2. It is very interesting to see the mug. I vaguely remember making mugs like this - it has been a long time. I don't have any like this in the house. My style has changed.

3. According to Nancy's mug talk the other day, this mug seems like it might have better weir than my current style of mug. Not that I have had any problems with drinking out of them...

What are your thoughts on keeping broken pots? I know we've touched on this before. What do you think about all your pots out in the world? Do you wish you could go break some of your old work (I get that feeling at my Mom's some times). And on and on...