Post #90200 by mriddle on Fri, May 7, 2004 11:08 AM

Very zen Swank! My zen quote for the day: What is the sound of one hand drinking?
My wife is the Psych major not me. But, I can say for me, collecting makes me feel good. Scoring a cool mug, or art print makes me happy. You're right though, it is just a mug in the grand scheme of things. But in the closer sphere of my interest in that particular subject, my collected items are more than that. They represent and extension of my interests. They are also physical menifestations of a non-physical thing: an interest. Its like going to a museum and wanting to touch a piece of the Titanic's metal hull or coal. It takes something that is only in your mind and makes it physically real for you. However,
harm springs from excess. At some point, it can turn from personal interest to and ego-driven thing ("I've got to have the biggest collection than anyone else") Or it can feed and obessive-compulsive personality in us.

Or, I'm just full of it.....I need a drink.