People will do just about anything to avoid losing what they already have do you agree?

Answer 1

yes - i do agree.

*POSSESSIONS*

many folks get attached to possessions. our society places a premium on how much you own equals how successful you are.

i understand why people don't wish to part with items with sentimental value. often unique, they are irreplaceable and reminders of perhaps a happier time or a 'first' in your life, or a person who's passed on. people WILL do anyhitng to avoid losing these things. this is why they are handed down from generation to generation, or the last to go when times get very very tight.

i can appreciate wanting to hold on to things with practical value. there's no sense throwing away good flatware because you're moving just to re-purchase the same product at some later point in time. even upgrading, although necessary at times, is done far too often - change for change's sake.

people who cling to disposable items, that's one i'll never understand. throw them away. recycle them. never again. i 'enjoy' the purge.

*RELATIONSHIPS*

people don't like to feel they've regressed in life. relationships that were thought to be permanent sometimes head south, and are clinged to lnog after they cease to be beneficial, and in fact sometimes turn dangerous. yet instead of admission of a mistake, or willingness to rectify it or make things better, people can and do hang on and on, not losing what they already have. abusive relationships come immediately to mind.

*SUCCESS*

this is the hardest thing of all to lose. there are some who are so ashamed at losing face that they'd rather take their own lives than live with that shame. 'how the mighty have fallen' is a phrase used with a wink and a smile by those under the mighty (now among them), but to those who were once on top, it must be their biggest fear of all to find themselves sunddenly without money, power, clout. they will do ANYthing to avoid it, which is part of the reason why politics is so..uh..secretive.

*WINNING BACK*

you cannot get back everything you've lost, but eventually we all have to face some form of 'losing'. life doesn't give anyone green lights all the way through. after the fall, if you haven't burned too many bridges, it's time to try and win back, but the winnings won't be the same as what you lost. a helping hand, an unexpected favor, a word of support... small small steps on the road to recovery.

Answer 2

That's the main problem: they wouldn't.

It would be very productive for society if the idea that your question encompasses was actually applied actively. Most of the time, people aren't even aware of their belongings, whether we're talking about emotionality, intellectuality or just personality features. And they can't correctly discern the value or meaning of their belongings, let alone become aware of how the presence of those belongings impacts their life.
Most of the time, people just hold on to the material sense, overlooking personal characteristics that are part of the emotional, intellectual or behavioral areas. They would do just about anything to avoid losing their already achieved success, but the mistake is that they hold on to the inappropriate areas of life.

Answer 3

The only things I would fight not to lose would be my wife and sons. I would fight like a rabid animal for them.

As far as stuff goes: The more stuff you own, the more stuff owns you. It ties you down, it costs money to keep.

My Mom and her ex-husband had so much sh*t they couldn't possibly keep track of it all, move it, or take care of it. They needed money to store it. They needed more moving vans and back breaking trips to move it. It made them miserable, and they didn't even know that was the reason. To me, stuff comes and goes, but people are irreplaceable.

Maintaining friends you have is something worth fighting for. All the good in this world comes from good relationships between people.

Answer 4

First of all, the only thing any of us have is "our time" here on earth in this corporeal form. Second, the only thing we have control of is our own free will. Third, and probably most importantly, I am not in a position to agree with something framed in the context of a question that is subject to change. Change is the only thing that really last. For the time being, I'll pass.

Answer 5

The desperation that people experience comes from being overly-attached to what one has. These are only objects in our lives. They mean nothing more than what we want them to mean.

Charity (billions each year) is given away for others. Holding onto the money that people make is one example where people don't avoid losing what they have.

Things that provoke anxiety at their loss are more often about other issues that we face.

Answer 6

No. Because if you could lose a problem or a love and regain it again there would be no problem. People would do anything to keep what they have so time or hatred doesn't diminish its value.

Answer 7

not really...if that was the case, then why would so many people give up so easily?

but i do think that some people would do just about anything if they didn't want to lose what they have

Answer 8

Most people don't even realize what they have it's after they have lost it that they find out the value and somtimes people can become obessive and really desperate to certain things and won't even let trusted ones near.

Answer 9

That's half of it; some things, though, we'll do anything to get back once they're gone. Those are the things that are really important.

(Except other people- once a person dies, they're dead, and you'll just have to wait to see them on the other side.)

Answer 10

Yes,becuase the fear of the unknown can overide all other considerations