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symphony, thanks.
I hope we never have to find out for real just how we would feel.
posted by
Julia.
on August 13, 2004 at 9:32 AM
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wow good questions
I would hate to loose everything I owned...........only because of my memeories........it...keep everything a live for me.............so I guess the answer would be.................I be lost.................thanks for the terricic read
take care
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 13, 2004 at 9:23 AM
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Klara,
thanks for an honest answer. Now, about that...
posted by
Julia.
on August 13, 2004 at 9:16 AM
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Spitfire,
it can be very liberating to get rid of the clutter, but another thing entirely when everything is gone except what you are wearing. I imagine none can really know how they would feel unless they were put in that situation.
posted by
Julia.
on August 13, 2004 at 9:16 AM
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Great post, Quirks.
For me, the answer would be "too much". I'm seriously caught up in my lifestyle, and it "runs" me now, not vice versa as it should be. I'd lose my identity, at least in my own mind, without it!
posted by
KlaraRoberts
on August 13, 2004 at 6:30 AM
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I think it would really suck to lose all my stuff,
but, it may be doing me a favor. I've been trying to "declutter" my house and I've gained the strength to just toss out the boxes that I have no idea what's been in them for many years...thinking I obviously haven't missed whatever they contain, so screw it! The contents are obviously nothing I'm missing. I have donated so many bags of clothes and "stuff" to charity lately casue I had to buckle down and realize I don't NEED them anymore. If I were only left with the clothes on my back after a disaster (funny, that day may come in a few hours due to Hurricane Charley!!) but as long as I have my husband and my dogs, nothing else really matters.
posted by
SpitFire70
on August 13, 2004 at 1:02 AM
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Hollee,
I would really miss my photos and old journals, and all of my various writings, of cours.
posted by
Julia.
on August 12, 2004 at 6:08 PM
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M.A.A.--okay then,
still thinking about your comment, but haven't quite wrapped my fingers around it.
posted by
Julia.
on August 12, 2004 at 6:06 PM
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Quirky - the only possessins I have that define me are my kid's drawings
and schoolwork I've saved for 20-some-odd years, the items I've inherited from my grandmother and godparents, and my photos.
I would feel lost without those.
My furniture, clothes, etc., - Nah.
posted by
Hollee
on August 12, 2004 at 3:50 PM
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Having Truly Nothing? Imagine Being God
Go on, it's allowed. If you were just a conciousness in the void, you'd get very bored. And lonely.
After a while, you'd probably do something about it.
posted by
MarkAnthonyAngel
on August 12, 2004 at 3:25 PM
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Thanks everyone for your awesome comments!!
I'm swamped today, but love you all, and thanks for taking the time to comment!! Quirk
posted by
Julia.
on August 12, 2004 at 3:15 PM
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in the academic world
we speak of the commodity self, that identit that gets developed in relation to what you buy. High school kids have a great understanding of this! you know that you speak thru your clothes there! Tyler durden (the pitt chacter in Fight Club) tells us to forget that -- you are not what you buy.
As long as my family were safe and we had the chance to rebuild, I would feel like i knew who i was without my stuff. But I'd sure miss my Stones records.
posted by
tbgroucho
on August 12, 2004 at 2:08 PM
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I dunno, you tell me... basically being on Blogit is being who you are without all the stuff.
posted by
roofpig
on August 12, 2004 at 1:00 PM
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No it doesn't define me , but I would miss my memories and life is sure alot easier with my stuff.
posted by
Melodystar
on August 12, 2004 at 12:21 PM
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Many great posts, Quirks!
Am I defined by my stuff? Nah, I'd miss my collections if I were to lose them, but they certainly don't define who I am.
posted by
Wildwoman_Laloba
on August 12, 2004 at 12:12 PM
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I would not say that my stuff "defines" me
But I cannot deny that I love all of my wonderful stuff!!!!!!!!
posted by
WHAMENATOR
on August 12, 2004 at 12:11 PM
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Quirk,
Well if it wasn't for the computer, you could say that's about all I have now, the clothes on my back. Yes, I miss my stuff because it was sentimental things of my family and my animals. It tells my story, yet I don't really need it to define who I really am. At least not anymore since I don't have it with me. shadow
posted by
Keshet
on August 12, 2004 at 12:11 PM
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Quirkyalone
I would know who I am, but I really would miss my "old stuff".
posted by
Luxbring
on August 12, 2004 at 12:10 PM
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