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Originally Posted by mkirkpatrick I would like to start this thread with the question,Whatdo we really own?What
is it that we can truly call ours,mine,yours,theres,If I am truly trying to be
philosophical,then the answer could well cause me discomfort,for in my heart of
hearts,the answer seems to suggest that I truly own nothing!. |
Our children.
And it is not that we own them - at all. The question is sort of meaningless - and I do like the definition from Michelle. The fact is, as consciousness embodied in material forms, we are mortal, we die, and even the breath in our bodies, the flesh and bones is only borrowed. Ownership is a legal term enforced by Kalashnikov or whatever, supported by the ingenuity people can apply to hiding what they own instead of enjoying it.
When we die, two things remain. Firstly some aspects of our "work" - Einstein Plato Euclid etc. or Da Vinci Michaelangelo Rubens etc. Or Spielberg Moses Amunhoteb IV etc. Apart for this "legacy" children remain here as the only indication that we lived. My children are the only "possessions" and I do not own them, but even my RX8 is just a lifeless box, as is my beloved Roland piano sitting in silence until I play music upon it.
However there are reincarnation and other theories that have another viewpoint which I also like so I will mention it - you take with you, as it were, all the love you gave to others. Figure that out for yourself, if you have not already mused on the role of giving and receiving love. Above other philosophies, this idea that your rewards are in heaven or beyond here do actually bring a sense of bliss beyond drugs. I know a man in a remote village near Siem Riep Cambodia who runs an orphanage for the Seventh Day Adventists. His smile shows a wealth of something which he happily admits is the ultimate joy in life, the possession everyone truly wants, the feeling you feel when you give give give your life in service to others.
Wow, I am deep today. I'll drink some coffee and calm up.