I gave my eldest son an electric guitar (he can play some - COOL!) that was played by his grandfather (my dad's guitar) upon his departure two days ago. I also gave him about five hundred family pictures, all labeled carefully, since this is a new family experience for him.
(I had writer's cramp on Saturday from all the labeling left to do - I had tried to make a succinct collection for him and I had it all prepared with proper labeling to identify every pictured subject, but he wanted MORE, especially about those old men who look like him.)
useless, indeed!