On Ownership
I woke up many days ago and started to wonder, what would life be like if simple concepts that we take as laws never existed. One of these concepts was “ownership”.
The current human system of living is based on the concept of “ownership”.
Let’s just take a moment to examine what ownership can lead to:
Ownership of things ->
The concept of property ->
Exchange, barter and money ->
Concentrated abundance and lack ->
Wealth & security vs. lack & insecurity, rich and poor ->
Working hard, innovation, competition to own property ->
Greed, hording, over abundance ->
Living for money, in seek for security and living for money, in seek of power ->
Security & power = “more ownership” ->
Unfairness, un-equality, abuse, war, crime, injustice, lies, greed, selfishness & the control and “ownership” of the ultimate property, “people”.
In summary, the invention of the concept of “ownership” lead to the creation of the idea of “rich” and “poor”, amongst many other generally negative ideas (war, taking over property of others, greed, control).
In order for a few to become wealthy, rich, secure, powerful and owners of the most property, the concentration of property must be with the wealthy, it follows that many others must “lack” in “monetary wealth”, security, power, and ownership.
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Many native people lived in communities that shared things. They did not understand, respect or seek “profit”.
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Jesus once said:
- …I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (Matthew 19:24)
The saying was a response to a young rich man who had asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life.
Jesus replied that he should 1- keep the commandments, 2- sell all his possessions, 3- give the money to the poor, 4- and then follow Jesus. The young man was unwilling to do this. Jesus then spoke this response, leaving his disciples astonished.
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I constantly find myself seeing things differently than people I am with. Cultural norms that people accept as divine laws to live by amaze me every single day. I remember asking “but why” as far back as my memory goes. I probably asked “why” as a baby before I could even talk.
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