Possession

Is it necessary to possess something if you completely love it? A lovely beautiful flower which you see on the wayside, will you pluck it or rather leave it there to spread its beauty for the balance of its life? First impulse is to take it along but is that the best impulse?

Is it the physical body of the flower that attracted you or the lovable spirit of its innate beauty? If you see the flower as a being, then you will understand it better. The fact that you felt a connection or felt uplifted in its company means there is a connection beyond your comprehension.

Didnt you just upset the balance by plucking that flower and preventing it from connecting to many more other souls with which it could have connected or uplifted? Weren’t you truly and purely selfish?

Can we really posses something or someone? Only takeaway from any interaction or transaction are the memories and the happiness or pain those memories invoke. Can you really possess a puppy which gave you so much of happiness with those innocent trusting eyes? You can of course adopt her but do you still possess her?

During our trips around we spend so much time capturing the scenery around or clicking ourselves with the scenery as a backdrop. How much time do we spend going back to those photos to relive the moments? Is it better to just enjoy the moment rather than trying to capture it in a photo frame and hoping to relive it in a future over which you have no control?