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by cameron_b
1493 days ago
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I think this is the spot-on critique of the attitude in the article. I was in college when my mother's parents died a few years apart. They had all kinds of stuff, but I actually appreciated getting some of their kitchen utensils. Not the flatware, but the knives ( not great ones, just okay ), the slotted spoons, the mixing bowls, hand mixer, things like that. I didn't have any of that stuff. It isn't worth much money, but when you don't have that stuff it is non-negligible to buy especially with the decision cost. I still use two of the knives for the rougher work in the kitchen and camping. It brings to mind the story of Jesus talking to the "Rich young ruler" [0]
Where they guy is dismayed at confronting the idea - as we might translate here in this discussion - that his possessions are a great burden and not at all as valuable to anyone as they feel to him. Jesus' instructions seem economically wrong ( Wouldn't some of the stuff convey more value if simply given away instead of sold and given as money? ) but that seems to be the point being made for this individual. ( something of "you think you know what's right, what's valuable, but it's all just a mess" ) [0] - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2010%3A17-... |
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