Appreciation

A. G. Maisey · 9th August 2010, 12:28 AM

Yes.

To both, mate.

But then we're all crazy --- aren't we?

I've got collections on collections, and to compound matters, my wife is no better.

Javanese village jewellery, kacip, gemstones, vases, porcelain, art glass, pocket knives, watches, coins, ivory carvings --- I could go on and on.

But these things all cost money.

The stuff that doesn't cost money can be just as much fun:- river stones, beach stones, bush rock, drift wood, hollow logs with orchids growing in them, natural bonsais taken from cliffs or holes in creek rock shelves, unusual bits and pieces from around old buildings & etc & etc & etc.

And right down at level one Jussi's equation undoubtedly applies to all these things.

Human beings do not usually repeat behaviour that brings distress.

They do repeat behaviour that brings pleasure.

But the mechanism of the mind that joins the "thing" and the feeling of pleasure can and does have have a multitude of variation.

9th August 2010, 12:28 AM	#25
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Yes. To both, mate. But then we're all crazy --- aren't we? I've got collections on collections, and to compound matters, my wife is no better. Javanese village jewellery, kacip, gemstones, vases, porcelain, art glass, pocket knives, watches, coins, ivory carvings --- I could go on and on. But these things all cost money. The stuff that doesn't cost money can be just as much fun:- river stones, beach stones, bush rock, drift wood, hollow logs with orchids growing in them, natural bonsais taken from cliffs or holes in creek rock shelves, unusual bits and pieces from around old buildings & etc & etc & etc. And right down at level one Jussi's equation undoubtedly applies to all these things. Human beings do not usually repeat behaviour that brings distress. They do repeat behaviour that brings pleasure. But the mechanism of the mind that joins the "thing" and the feeling of pleasure can and does have have a multitude of variation.