Life in a Bottle

Describe an entire lifetime contained within a simple object.

This prompt suggests the encapsulation of significant events, emotions, and experiences of a lifetime within a small, tangible object. What object is it? How does it represent the whole lifetime of a character? What stories does it hold inside? Engage your creativity to encapsulate a lifetime of experiences succinctly within a single object, and explore how tangible things carry intangible essences in our lives.