Being a packrat, as the term goes.
2007-01-09 08:27:56 · 17 answers · asked by Diesel Weasel 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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Really, for me it's just memories...I don't remember things very well so I keep things to remind me sometimes. I just went through all my stuff over the weekend and realized that I don't have as much 'stuff' collected as I thought, so I'm pretty satisfied.
2007-01-09 11:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some people have lived without things so when they get their hands on stuff, it's hard to let go. My sis and her husband are terrible packrats, and when he was a garbage man, he would bring home the craziest things, like broken X-Boxes and TV and things he thought he could "fix". They just ended up filling up a bedroom and all three kids were sharing a room because the rooms were getting filled with crap.
I saw a program this weekend and a woman was going through the death of her husband, and she kept all his possessions and couldn't let go of anything. She started to pull out his stuff and it was strewn all over the house, that the kids were suffering from her depression.
2007-01-09 08:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A previous answerer seems to be confusing Moral Relativism with amorality. Moral Relativists do believe that morality comes from a "moral truth", and that the perfect morality has not been revealed to us. Many people who bash moral relativism do it this way, by confusing it with amorality. Morality does exist in the animal world, so clearly it is not reserved for humans alone. People who doubt this simply do not know animals very well. Many kinds of animals (yes, especially mammals) will scold each other for being "bad". That is a basic sign of some innate morality. So while humans are the only ones who create specific moral codes to account for human flaws and their effect on society, humans did not invent morality. The basic need for following and enforcing a moral standard is something we are born with, just like many other animals.
2016-05-22 23:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by Vernieke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've known some. there's no significance, it's not like they worship their possessions. actually they keep them just in case they're going to need them again one day
2007-01-09 08:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by D.J. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Knowing that you'll have those things to sell if you ever need money.
Dragon keeps treasure cuz that is how Dragons are. They need treasure to sleep on.
2007-01-09 08:32:44 · answer #5 · answered by VLIGER DRAGÖN 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the only thing I hold onto are photos and videos....the rest of the crap, I don't care about ....I usually dump crap out of my home 1-2 times a year.
2007-01-09 08:34:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
holding on to the past, not moving towards the future. it's good to let go of things, it can hold you back in life.
2007-01-09 08:31:55 · answer #7 · answered by gymspirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The memories...I find myself doing the same. My office is full of them.
2007-01-09 08:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by Chistiaŋ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They act as place holders for their long-gone immaterial counterparts.
The love may have died, but let the love letter live on...
:-)
2007-01-09 17:14:21 · answer #9 · answered by LUCKY3 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He who dies with the most toys wins.
2007-01-09 08:34:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋