Something can't be a person, unless a person can be referred to as a thing. I suppose they could be, if you were being rude, but if I wanted a person I wouldn't want to be rude about them. My first choice is out the window.
I'm trying hard to stop wanting material things, it's something that's hard to help, in this (first) world. You're made to buy almost everything, in order for the capitalist systems to work (or try their best to), but the whole idea of want slightly worries me. It'd be positively amazing to meet a person who could stop themselves from having the feeling of wanting. It's pretty much enlightenment. But it's hard to imagine such a person existing. What sort of person would they be, what would they do or achieve in their life? Wanting objects, change, things to stay the same, a job, a holiday. I suppose it's what drives every human being to do.... everything, maybe. An idea that we are somewhere on a timeline, at the bottom, at the start, and later there's a finish line where time has passed and we have finally obtained something - that idea feels like it's programmed into me. An anticipation of anything. I guess that concept could be related to the passing of time itself. If something stays completely the same in every way... has time passed?
Seems that wants could be subconsciously driven by worries or fear. Fear that we won't be able to afford a brand new car so we want a pay rise, fear that we will be out on the streets, so we want to work hard. But, rather, for the latter we need to work hard. I don't really want to. Thus, wanting is gluttonous, an excess, not necessary. For my survival, wellbeing and health, I need to do certain (and numerous) things that my glutton says I don't want to do.
I think perhaps my hypothetical "person with no wants" is really just a person who has learned to want his needs.
I want a hug.
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4 bants:
what the hell is the point of life if you don't want anything?!
i mean yeah, luxuries are luxuries, but wanting things doesn't necessarily mean wanting surplus. right?
To comment one: first we need to answer the question 'what is the point of life?' then we can discuss the last 5 words.
To comment two: it's hard to define what we 'need' from what we want. if we don't need it, but want it, it could be considered surplus. living simply, on the very basics. this is what some Buddhists do, and part of the Buddhist philosophy is to not be grasped by want. It correlates.
i guess bitch
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