The beggar has everything, he just doesn't 'realize it'. We 'wants/desires' something other than what he perceives he has.
You and the beggars idea's of 'everything' are not the same.
I suppose it's just a matter of contentment, or perspective, or how one chooses to see things?
Purely material or immaterial. seen or unseen. ephemeral or ethereal. visible or invisible. physical r meta-physical. temporal or eternal. conspicuous or inconspicuous.
When the ostrich pulls its head out of the sand, it a whole other world.
When intelligence applies knowledge it becomes wisdom.
FIRST RATE INTELLIGENCE
''The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function''
—F. Scott Fitzgerald
Just my two sense, sorry.
D.
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Originally Posted by neutralino 
I'm not talking about if or when the beggar is given money: I'm talking about a beggar sat, on the street with nothing. You cannot tell me that he has everything. Thus, the two are not equivalent.
This discussion has drifted to a more philosophical one, and thus I am moving it to the suitable place. Finally, I should remind all members that political comments are not allowed on ToeQuest.
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