...how would YOU feel and what would YOU do...now, in life...
2007-12-12 05:25:06 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
the point of the question please?
Jonas Blackstone
I posted my question HERE, to LEARN from people who SHARE and continue to live LIFE, their experiences and their individual attitude, to persevere...
Why did YOU ask?
2007-12-12 10:04:56 · update #1
Exactly what I'm doing...moving on.
One foot in front of the other with a smile.
Interesting question.
2007-12-12 06:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by Grace 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
There was a not to distant time in my life, where I lost all of
my worldly goods, except for the clothes of the then current
season. And I still am grieving over mementoes, and collec-
tibles I'd gathered during my lifetime that I no longer have in
my possession. That included family pictures as well as some inherited things.
Life goes on, and so do you. But there is an emptiness that
I don't think can be filled, even in time. It depends on the value
placed on the lost possessions, or our attachment, as to how
or if, we can get over the loss.
Irreplaceable, are the pictures of memories and times of
long ago. For they recapture the good as well as the bad sometimes. Rekindling the moments we want to treasure
and they are frozen on film for us to recapture. Without them,
we forget so many events until something jars our memories.
I will always miss the collections I'd had, and a bracelet
given to me, by a deceased and loved family member. And
several things, I cannot replace in the time I have left. This
is the perfect example of what money cannot buy. For it
cannot heal the aching in your heart, nor the smiles you've
left behind.
2007-12-12 06:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I would be fine... I've downsized quite a bit in the last few years and haven't missed all that I thought I'd never be without. I went from a 4 bedroom house to a 2 bedroom apartment to a room in a house to a studio apartment. When I retire, it's going to be in a travel trailer or RV, so the possessions will be even less than they are now.
Like Silk said, many people lose everything in natural disasters and they survive. Hurray for the Red Cross!
"The best things in life are NOT things!"
2007-12-12 06:05:53 · answer #3 · answered by Dan Bueno 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Depends on why I did it . If God told me too , then there was a reason . If I did it because I was fed up and started over , that is also a good reason . If I did it for the poor , well that would be wrong because then I would be poor . Never for selfish reason . At any time you do something selfishly , even if it looks good on paper , you still lower yourself . I wouldn't give anything away to some one in need unless I had nothing to gain from it
2016-05-23 05:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't give my possessions away, they were destroyed by an act of nature. You have to just pick up the pieces and start to rebuild your life, one item at a time.Everything I owned, I was wearing, no insurance either.
I see this on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. I have been with American Red Cross for over 15 years in client services, after a house fire, tornado, avalanche, earthquake, wild fires, hurricanes etc, the people many times have nothing....but the clothes on their backs,
2007-12-12 05:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by slk29406 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I think I'd grieve about a minute and then get on with living. I've all ready had my three younger siblings pass prematurely so I don't have any to reminisce about playing Tarzan, rope swings, the best climbing tree and so on. If I lost the few hundred photos and small keepsakes I'd still my memories. I downsized about half of my things when I married a few years ago. That was traumatic and moving into his/our house and giving my safe house up taught me it is all in my heart anyway.
2007-12-12 07:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by Southern Comfort 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have actually downsized considerably in the last few years. I used to believe the more possessions I owned (had to show) the more it made me feel better somehow.
I would be fine with a backpack. I now know I have other possessions much more valuable that can not be seen.
2007-12-12 05:40:02 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ G ♥ 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
This sort of happened to me... nasty naughty X husband! I'm doing OK... there are things about it I obviously don't like or agree with about this. But, I now have a rocking chair of my choosing and a lap top of my own! And, it's all good! Most of that STUFF I didn't need anyway! Still trying to get the family heirlooms back tho!
2007-12-12 07:13:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The only worldly possession I have left is my bed. Everything else went the way of the dodo, before I started collecting SSDI.
2007-12-12 06:59:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
The vast majority of the people reading that question would be lost without their computers. Other material goods are easier to give away. =)
2007-12-12 06:52:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋