Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Well, I have spent the first half of my life collection and acquiring. I am now in the process of 'getting rid of' or de-acquiring. So, the question is...what are the acceptable levels of accumulation? Are there acceptable levels?

How many coats/shoes/pants/suits/stuff and more stuff can one own? At some point, enough is enough. When you have reached the saturation point of ownership, do we recognize it? Or is accumulation part of the mammal's natural reaction to survival-storing for a rainy day?

Thinking mammals would recognize when all of their storage/hiding places have been filled. Thinking mammals would recognize that additional storage spaces are more than can or should be filled. Are we destined to keep accumulating?