I understand the conundrum. Ownership of what? It could be material
things or even an attitude. I guess we own our personalities, although
that wouldn't get me a coffee at the corner store ;-]

On Jul 29, 2:17 pm, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote:
> I own quite a few things, and am quite attached to them.  I was raised
> not to put stock in things.  As a Jehovah's Witness I was taught that
> the only thing worth anything in this world is your relationship to
> God.  I see the wisdom in that, but I love my stuff.
>
> Mostly the things that I am attached to are ways to extend myself, I
> don't see them as object hoarded under a bridge, but more like my own
> arm or leg.  I love tools, I like having things that can let me do
> other things that I wouldn't have otherwise been capable of.
> Computers, saws, instruction books, binoculars, watercolor pencils, my
> wok.  They make me feel like a magician, a superman.  Sometimes I
> learn to make my own tools, and I love those too.
>
> I don't have much patience for knick-knacks, or artwork, even my own
> handmade knick-knacks and artwork.  Is this the same as ownership or
> is it something different entirely?
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