edgar..yes you bet we are a throw away society///makes me ill..such waste...merle
Merle, Interesting, I tend to save things I am unlikely to need because I might need them someday, especially if/when society collapses. To some extent that's practical, to some extent perhaps attachment. On the other hand there have been a number of cases I found a use for some of that stuff, actually on a fairly regular basis. One can also consider it as an alternative to our throw away consumerist society where most people always have to spend their money on something new even when something old will do quite well. I think the important point here between practicality and attachment is what happens if one (or many) of those items is lost. If there is emotional suffering then it was an attachment, if not it wasn't... Edgar >
