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? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
