The issue of Fear.

JonathanD · #1 07-01-2008, 01:46 PM

How much does the Fear of Losing the things that we believe to be ours effect out actions, thoughts and emotions?

Someone was telling me about their father today. His father Always leaves the house open. Just this weekend they were celebrating something and his father asked everyone..."Does anyone know the guy sleeping on the couch?".
No one knew him. His father woke the guy up gently and said nicely..."I think you have the wrong house." The guy Stumbled out to the steps and passed out on the front steps. His thoughts were "He seems harmless enough, let him sleep it off."

It seems many Americans would become afraid of the negative consequences and call the cops or try to get the guy to leave, be rude or even pull a gun!

1. How much does the Fear of Losing the things that we believe to be ours effect out actions, thoughts and emotions?

2. Would people be nicer(very vague term...but you know what I mean right?) to each other of the idea of ownership was different?

PSPookie · #2 07-01-2008, 02:17 PM

I've been that couch dude . . . woke up in jail

Interesting notion. Do we possess our things or do they possess us?

You have been on a quite the philosophical kick lately . . . shall we dub you "Minor Metal"

JonathanD · #3 07-01-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PSPookie

You have been on a quite the philosophical kick lately . . . shall we dub you "Minor Metal"

I don't want to be an 80s hair band....

and what philosophical bent are we talking about? The helmet thread?

**Vorago** · #4 07-01-2008, 04:11 PM

Hell some nutjobs might even shoot him!

JonathanD · #5 07-03-2008, 06:04 PM

I can't believe you guys have no response to this....
pfft.

davkane · #6 07-03-2008, 06:32 PM

'tis intresting...

How do you feel when someone you do not know comes in and picks up your bass and just starts playing it and cracnks your amp to 11? or you come out of a store and some kid is leaning on your car? I think it depends.

When i was a kid, i would leave my bike unlocked when I went into stores. One day, some one tried to steal it (I was maybe 14 and the guy trying to steal it was almost 18 or so). I was a sprinter and I caught up to the guy fast and i grabbed my bike by the seat post. The dude turned around and cold cocked me in the face, then me punched me three times in the neck, I could not breathe but I did not let go if the bike. he was willing to hurt me real bad to get my bike. I should have let him have the bike, but i was angry that he decided it was his.

I think they way you react is based on the how the other person treats you and your stuff.

My guess is that if the person on the couch told your friend's dad to "F*** off!!", the story would have ended different (but maybe not). But from the jist of it, it seems more like your friend's dad has a respect for people. that is a good thing. Respect seems to generates more respect.