The Purpose of String by Susan L.

  It's just one of those things that seems to come in handy. Specifically the string that ties up bags of potatoes or rice or sometimes pet food. Whether I am trussing a chicken or well, trussing a turkey, the white twine is the best.  
  There's a trick to unwinding the sewn seam that holds a bag closed. It can only be opened at one end. Which end is hard to describe, but usually it's the shorter end that hangs off the end of the bag. By pulling the end of the lead string back out of the last loop, both ends can be grabbed and it un-sews itself. You end up with two perfectly good lengths of usable string and a bag that's much easier to get in to.
  Good luck with those instructions. They are as clear as mud.
  It's one of my little idiosyncrasies.
  I suppose years ago, it would have been used for mailing parcels. Now, we simply order on line and have whatever delivered to its destination. Or if we do mail a package, packing tape or bubble wrap envelopes have replaced twine.
  What about kite making and flying? The string can either tether the kite if you have enough or be used to make the tail.
  Have you ever made a stick fishing rod with a safety pin hook? It needs the string, too. It may not catch anything but what a great way to enjoy a sunny, summer's afternoon.
  What about making a tin can telephone? Although, those of us who have done that realize we can actually hear what the other person is saying without holding a can to our ear! But what fun!
  Maybe that's why my little ball of string has a place of honour in the junk drawer. There's something delightfully innocent about it and it is a symbol of much simpler times. I can't wait to share them with my grandchildren.
  "So then, neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labour." 1 Cor 3:7-8