Online now
Online now

Ponderings

Simply thoughts and such. I have ramblings that may be related to the content here, so I will post whenever the craving arises.
1 month ago. October 2, 2024 at 4:15 AM

I had some thoughts that seem relevant to the content here. So I'm here yet again to update this space. 

 

I've been considering the implications of what I'll call 'the responsibility of possession'. If a thing - let's say an object; belongs to me, then what are the responsibilities that fall to me by virtue of the phenomena? I don't mean what might be expected of me by others. I mean more fundamentally, what ought I do or how ought I conduct myself? This object, if in my possession - can reasonably be assumed to have been acquired by my desire to possess it. But the acquiring of a thing, even when fueled by some desire of it; does nothing at all to inform what the relationship between the possessed and the possessor should look like. We assign that meaning ourselves because we assume that if something is acquired, we must take responsibility for it. Provide care to ensure it's longevity. Support it in its functions. Perpetuate it's meaning through it's use. 

 

But this in itself implies a relationship where the possessor defines the purpose of a thing through the inherent responsibility of owning it. And this transcends conventional purpose - what the object may have been 'created for'. That chair was made to be sat on. Though because it is a possessed object, through the whim of one who takes responsibility for it, it may become an airborne weapon or adopt any number of other increasingly inexplicable purposes. 

 

And thus, it can be said that at its core, the most fundamental responsibility of all possessed things; is to be used. To serve some premeditated function.

 

It sounds obvious. But this is merely the case for any random, unconscious object. Please consider the finer implications when we apply this thought to other humans. Most aptly the ones who choose to be among the possessed. What exists there beyond the agreements and desires at its most fundamental basis?

 

Figure this out. You might stumble on something extraordinary. 


You must be registered and signed in to comment


Register Sign in