can experience be owned?

Answer 1

You can own experience no more than you can own the air you breathe. A person can experience an event but the degree that they can appreciate it is limited by their own ability to observe and to relate to the elements of that experience. A person who is adept at visual stimuli may not appreciate the aural aspects of the event. A person who is attuned to the physical experience may not appreciate the extra-perceptual parts of the event. It is simply a measurement of where you are in the progression of life experiences, and what you retain from the collective experience. Experiences can be shared but, you simply cannot limit them in the sense that you own them. The motion picture Rashomon is a perfect example. Three people witness an event, and they have their own interpretation of what they just witnessed. Each interpretation is unique to the observer, although they have seen the event in its entirety. Are they all lying? Are they all right, when there are clear areas of disagreement?

Answer 2

Yes, along with your knowledge, your skills and talents... that's why actors, artists, popular singers, performers, etc., can demand such exorbitant fees, along with attorneys and doctors... sometimes a bit on the outrageous side all too often. The alternative is to find someone else. But, YOU have this same "uniqueness," since no one is better at being YOU than you are... and your experiences are unique to you and you only... everyone else has had similar but not the same experiences. You can share it but you cannot give it away; you take it with you when it's time to leave this side of the world and go to your final resting place. Isn't that something?

Answer 3

It depends on your definition of ownership. I think you can own an experience because it is original to you, and it gives you a feeling that is personal. However, others might argue that you can't really OWN anything because it can be experienced and utilized by anyone in some way.

Answer 4

The element of experience cannot be owned, for it is not tangible; you can reflect the experience that you may possess (in a non-material cultural sort of way) through what you do. For example, you may show that you have experience in art when you paint, or experience in fishing when you fish. You can only tell if someone truly has experience if they show and reveal it to you; words alone cannot determine your level of skill and experience; for all you know, they may be flat-out lying to you. So as you see, experience cannot be owned, but it can be DISPLAYED. I think it's one of the many non-tangible things that someone cannot own, but can display and show and reveal to others. Love is another example of this. No one can really own the element of love, but you can show and display and reveal it to others, just as you can with the hard-earned gift of experience.

Answer 5

Experience isn't tangible in the material sense , but yes once it's yours, you "own" it.
As you are the owner of your thoughts.

Answer 6

Normally things I own I pay for or I am given. I don't pay for experience in currency, but do I pay for it?

In sweat, in time, in tears...I pay. I own it. It doesn't mean I want it, but I own it.

Answer 7

It's one of the few things that no one can take away...so therefore, it is definitely owned.

Answer 8

Patented and or copyrighted, possibly. It all depends on how you package it.

Answer 9

if it is your experience, then, yes, it is YOURS, it belongs to you