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I have therefore I am?

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I have therefore I am?

July 22, 2002 5:01 PM from

I was just having a conversation the other day about when can a person be satisfied with what he/she has got.People tend to define themselves by what they have.And not only material things are included in this possessive tendancy,but persons and feelings as well:The more I have the more I count as a person.But,in truth,isnt this the greatest delusion of modern societies?
Even our language betrays our tendancy to possess,since the verb to have dominates in every day life:I have a wife,but am I a husband?I have a son,but am I a father?I have a dog,a profession,a house,a car,a bank account etc,but do I ever stop to have a look?Am I more happy the more I have?Or do I lose myself in my possessions only to find myself in short moments of self-consciousness or never again...
Perhaps there is no answear,perhaps this is not the right question.I just would like to read some thoughts on this matter...Thats all.

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Reply #26 July 23, 2002 4:25 PM from

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three_4me,what I mean to say is that having is different from being.Many people have families but are far from being fathers and husbands.I really do like the way you put:When you love people and not things life is good!

Reply #27 July 23, 2002 4:42 PM from

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You may have nothing, but what do you need? You may want nothing, but what do you have?

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Reply #28 July 23, 2002 4:42 PM from

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La vida es maravillosa,pero somos nosotros,los seres humanos
los que hacemos que no lo sea.
Solo pensamos en nosotros mismos y no nos importan los demas.
Queremos tener mas y mas cosas pero nunca tenemos suficiente.
Deberiamos mirar en nuestro interior y estoy seguro que veriamos
lo que es realmente necesario.Cierra los ojos y piensa en ello y
veras como te recorre el cuerpo un escalofrio y al final veras
las cosas que realmente valen la pena.

Reply #29 July 23, 2002 4:56 PM from

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I think it all comes down to those famous words spoken to us by the Great Albert:
"When you consider that the universe is something made mostly of nothing, which is still something, and it is expanding infinitely into nothing (which does not exist) it becomes very easy to consider wearing plaids and stripes together."

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Reply #30 July 23, 2002 9:23 PM from

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Life is like a 10-speed bicycle....Some people have gears they never use...

Reply #31 July 24, 2002 1:38 AM from

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There is a very interesting book by Erich Fromm, a great humanist and philosopher, with title "To have or to be?". Here is the link: http://www.erichfromm.de/english/index.html

He wrote many interesting books that may change your life.

Reply #32 July 24, 2002 3:27 AM from

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If you haven't seen "The Gods Must Be Crazy" You should! Funniest movie ever about a possession, I ever did see!

In the words of sheryl Crow....
It's not having what you want, It's wanting what you've got.

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