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pan6467 · 09-01-2005, 05:02 PM

Looking at the devestation and destruction down South has made me wonder... what is important to me? What is my life about?

Is it the collection of toys?

Is it making the most money?

Is it love?

Being near loved ones?

If it all ended tomorrow, my job, my apartment everything I knew, owned or had ties to was lost by some natural or unnatural disaster, what exactly would I do and how would I find happiness again?

It's easy to say as long as I have love and loved ones around me and we're safe that's all that matters...... but is that the truth?

I want to believe it is..... but I have truly never been in that position.

Anyway, I had a point when I started but seem to have lost it..... ah well.... maybe someone can take this rambling and make a point .....

vautrain · 09-01-2005, 06:25 PM

All of the above, for me.

I think the most important thing, really, is to feel like you make a difference in someone else's life. To know that someone else would miss you, if you weren't there, or weren't a part of that person's life.

samcol · 09-01-2005, 06:30 PM

I guess it would be having my family and health. Also, in the event of disaster, being independent from the government would really matter to me. It's clear to me after 9/11 and this New Orleans disaster thing the federal government is completely incompentent of protecitng people during times of crisis. It seems having 6 months of food and water filters isn't that tin foil of an idea anymore.

I can't wait till FEMA and homeland security ask for even MORE money to protect us.

Stompy · 09-01-2005, 06:45 PM

I think we can assume everyone has "friends and family" at the top of the list, so I'll omit the obvious.

I wouldn't mind losing anything in my house except my computers. I'm a geek, and they're a big part of who I am. I also value my peace and quiet relax time where I don't have to be around a single person.

Although, disasters aren't all that bad. Personally, I'd take that chance to make it a new beginning.

Assuming you're a homeowner, you can actually collect a nice sum if your stuff was utterly destroyed.. structural value of the home and the items inside. So, hm, maybe I wouldn't be attached to the computers so much since I could just get new (and better) ones :P

It'd be a good chance to move elsewhere and start new. Not only that, but have a lil padding left over. There's always something good that comes out of bad situations.

aberkok · 09-01-2005, 07:08 PM

I've been lucky enough to travel quite a few times this year and each time I was unable to bring along many of my material possessions, except maybe some clothes. It really gave me a chance to realize that I would'nt miss that stuff much. Also, my computer suffered an irretrievable loss of files... again, at first I was a little bummed but it didn't last long. I don't really need any o' that shizznit.

What I did miss, obviously, everytime I travelled was my wife and friends. No surprise there, but if I was caught in a situation like Katrina, I'd also value my good health. I'd feel really helpless if I lost the ability to just hike away in the aftermath with just a few supplies.

So, I have to say, my wife, friends and family, my health and all of their health as well. Nothing saddens me more than to hear one of my loved ones is seriously ill.

JumpinJesus · 09-01-2005, 07:13 PM

Were I to make it out with my family, friends, loved ones, etc. and had to then deal with what possessions I would truly miss, I don't know what they'd be. I'm not tied too much to my material possessions. Sure there are things that I like, but I really am of the mind that they can be replaced. What would bother me would be how long it took me to acquire those possessions and how long it would take to replace them.

However, I think it's disasters like this that tends to put things in perspective and makes one realize that those material possessions don't really matter in the greater scheme of things. Like you, though, I've never been put in that position so it's not something I've ever had to truly face.

ngdawg · 09-01-2005, 07:20 PM

there was a similar thread a while back-two maybe.
obviously, my kids and family. materially speaking, the only loss that would devastate me would be a ring I have. It's one of a kind, belonged to my dad until I stole it....everything else is totally replaceable or just doesn't have the attachment. It'd be the first thing I would grab.

09-01-2005, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	What really matters to you? Looking at the devestation and destruction down South has made me wonder... what is important to me? What is my life about? Is it the collection of toys? Is it making the most money? Is it love? Being near loved ones? If it all ended tomorrow, my job, my apartment everything I knew, owned or had ties to was lost by some natural or unnatural disaster, what exactly would I do and how would I find happiness again? It's easy to say as long as I have love and loved ones around me and we're safe that's all that matters...... but is that the truth? I want to believe it is..... but I have truly never been in that position. Anyway, I had a point when I started but seem to have lost it..... ah well.... maybe someone can take this rambling and make a point ..... __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

09-01-2005, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
vautrain Crazy	All of the above, for me. I think the most important thing, really, is to feel like you make a difference in someone else's life. To know that someone else would miss you, if you weren't there, or weren't a part of that person's life. Last edited by vautrain; 09-01-2005 at 06:29 PM..

09-01-2005, 06:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	I think we can assume everyone has "friends and family" at the top of the list, so I'll omit the obvious. I wouldn't mind losing anything in my house except my computers. I'm a geek, and they're a big part of who I am. I also value my peace and quiet relax time where I don't have to be around a single person. Although, disasters aren't all that bad. Personally, I'd take that chance to make it a new beginning. Assuming you're a homeowner, you can actually collect a nice sum if your stuff was utterly destroyed.. structural value of the home and the items inside. So, hm, maybe I wouldn't be attached to the computers so much since I could just get new (and better) ones :P It'd be a good chance to move elsewhere and start new. Not only that, but have a lil padding left over. There's always something good that comes out of bad situations. __________________ I love lamp.

09-01-2005, 07:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	I've been lucky enough to travel quite a few times this year and each time I was unable to bring along many of my material possessions, except maybe some clothes. It really gave me a chance to realize that I would'nt miss that stuff much. Also, my computer suffered an irretrievable loss of files... again, at first I was a little bummed but it didn't last long. I don't really need any o' that shizznit. What I did miss, obviously, everytime I travelled was my wife and friends. No surprise there, but if I was caught in a situation like Katrina, I'd also value my good health. I'd feel really helpless if I lost the ability to just hike away in the aftermath with just a few supplies. So, I have to say, my wife, friends and family, my health and all of their health as well. Nothing saddens me more than to hear one of my loved ones is seriously ill. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

09-01-2005, 07:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	Were I to make it out with my family, friends, loved ones, etc. and had to then deal with what possessions I would truly miss, I don't know what they'd be. I'm not tied too much to my material possessions. Sure there are things that I like, but I really am of the mind that they can be replaced. What would bother me would be how long it took me to acquire those possessions and how long it would take to replace them. However, I think it's disasters like this that tends to put things in perspective and makes one realize that those material possessions don't really matter in the greater scheme of things. Like you, though, I've never been put in that position so it's not something I've ever had to truly face. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

09-01-2005, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
samcol Junkie Location: Indiana	I guess it would be having my family and health. Also, in the event of disaster, being independent from the government would really matter to me. It's clear to me after 9/11 and this New Orleans disaster thing the federal government is completely incompentent of protecitng people during times of crisis. It seems having 6 months of food and water filters isn't that tin foil of an idea anymore. I can't wait till FEMA and homeland security ask for even MORE money to protect us.

09-01-2005, 07:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	there was a similar thread a while back-two maybe. obviously, my kids and family. materially speaking, the only loss that would devastate me would be a ring I have. It's one of a kind, belonged to my dad until I stole it....everything else is totally replaceable or just doesn't have the attachment. It'd be the first thing I would grab. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.