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October 1st 03, 03:21 AM
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"Hans K0HB" wrote in message
om... (N2EY) wrote It is a fact of human nature that most people value a thing more if it took some investment of themselves to acquire. Jim, you really need to retire this old mantra. 'It is a fact of human nature' that real people don't value a thing based on it's 'investment' or 'cost', but rather based on the usefulness, utility, comfort, satisfaction, or enjoyment that comes from having it. Why does it have to be your way or no way, Hans? I think Jim's right to a certain degree, and I think your right to a certain degree--it all depends upon what is being valued and who is doing the evaluating. My amateur license cost me virtually nothing in terms of 'investment of myself', and the curbs and gutters the city just installed at one of my places cost me an $8,200 assessment. I value my amateur license a LOT more than I value the city's new street curbing! The things that I value the very most quite honestly are literal gifts which I have recieved without an ounce of 'investment' or 'cost' --- the love of my wife, the smiles of my grandkids, the whisper of the wind at sunset on Lake Vermilion, the conversation with an old friend, or my healthy heart. I value all of these more than my homes, my RV, my boat, or the QSL collection in the closet. With all kind wishes, de Hans, K0HB The only one of those, above, that is a literal gift is the wind at sunset on Lake Vermilion. The rest cost you plenty. Kim W5TIT |
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