A Most Precious Possession

February 7, 2008 by Nez
Filed under: Philosophy, Smarter View, Theory 

A few clues as to what I believe is one of our most precious possessions:

  • It bonds us with our family and friends.
  • It is a conduit to our past.
  • It enables our habits.
  • People can perform great feats because of it.
  • It can also debilitate us, if we let it.
  • We laugh because of it.
  • We cry because of it.
  • We rely on it every day.
  • Some people willingly deny it as a way to elude responsibility.
  • Some people unwillingly lose it.
  • It can become sweeter with age.
  • Our other possessions are more precious because of it.
  • It is more precious than any amount of money, for money would be useless without it.
  • It is more precious than even the One Ring.
  • It is what we are, it is who we are.

What is it?

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Our Memories.

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6 Comments on A Most Precious Possession

  1. Barbara on Thu, 7th Feb 2008 11:24 am

    2. Nez,

    That is beautiful. Rereading it, got me all chocked up. Oh, so true.

    All the more reason to make more memories, so we will forever have an abundance to draw from.

  2. Hunter Nuttall on Thu, 7th Feb 2008 12:08 pm

    3. I was guessing our mind, which is pretty close! Good thoughts here.

  3. Catherine L on Thu, 7th Feb 2008 2:03 pm

    4. Hi Nez - that is excellent. Have you ever thought about poetry, or do you already write it?

  4. Nez on Thu, 7th Feb 2008 8:12 pm

    5. @ Barbara: Thanks for the kind words.

    @ Hunter: At one point, I had “It the reason why The Bourne Identity fascinated me” but I figured that would have given it away too easily.

    @ Catherine: Poetry was never my strong suit — I detested it in high school, never knowing how other students always came up with cool analysis (this was when Internet meant signing onto a BBS — so no way kids could have snarfed up an answer from the web).

    I can dig rhymes and haikus — that’s about it. But, who knows? We’ll see as the blogging continues…

  5. The Lure of Ludlum | NezSez on Wed, 9th Apr 2008 7:15 am

    6. [...] starring Richard Chamberlain and Jacquelyn Smith — and that was how I became fascinated with memory, and why I sought out the Bourne Identity [...]

  6. Henry Farrar MD on Sun, 31st May 2009 6:15 am

    7. Proverbs 4:23 (New International Version–NIV) : “ABOVE ALL ELSE KEEP YOUR HEART FOR IT IS THE WELLSPRING OF LIFE.” In scripture, the heart refers to the center of our being–our innermost part–which in 21st century speech would be the “mind”.

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