Yesterday,while I was writing Esmarie Visagie’s story of the loss of her treasured wedding ring whilst playing in the snow-kissed Matroosberg Mountains, I admittedly figured that asking our Cape {town} Etc community to help find the ring may be a shot in the dark. After all, it was a tiny treasure on a massive snowy mountain. But hey, I thought, maybe magic does happen in real life, if we give it a chance.
And so it did.
The Cape {town} Etc community was quick to the rescue, with people sharing Esmarie’s story and took to suggesting avenues of help.
Today, I am thrilled to report that Esmarie contacted me to inform us all that the ring was found- thanks to some swift and shiny metal detector work, writes Cape {town} Etc’s Ashleigh Nefdt.
“We went back to where we played in the snow today with metal detectors,” she expressed.
“The field where we played was so wide, but if you can believe it, it was actually gran that found it!” she said. The ring was, after all, her grandmother’s to begin with.
“She called me and just said, “Esmarie, hold your hand!” We were all in tears,” said Esmarie.
Esmarie is ever grateful for the suggestions and support from Capetonians, as the ring was made with a lot of love and sentimental value, encompassing the irreplaceable value of family sentiment.
As for this young writer, well, I’m admittedly quite shocked, but in the best way. In the so miracles really do happen kind of way. I’ll be contemplating the concept for the next few days, because this feels like a movie.
But I’ll leave you with this notion of food for thought. If Esmarie’s story has shown us anything, it’s that sometimes we may find our magic- if we don’t give up.
Even the smallest treasure piece can be found on the greatest mountain, it just takes some determination- and maybe some metal detectors.
Picture: Instagram @alicia.du.plessis