Taking Things Seriously
Tom Guarriello
Most of the time, the things in our surroundings are practically invisible to us. And yet we have acquired these things and live amongst them every day.
What if we took the things we have seriously? What if we recognized the role they play in our lives? That’s the point of this quote from Jean-Paul Sartre:
“...these objects are myself. The pen and the pipe, the clothing, the desk, the house - are myself. The totality of my possessions reflects the totality of my being. I am what I have.” Being and Nothingness, p. 591 in print or Page 647 of PDF in Kindle, emphasis added.
That’s a question I take up in this issue of my Substack newsletter, My Favorite Things.