Comments on: It’s Not Easy Being Stuff: The Story of a Kitchen Knife http://www.theunpackedblog.com/2008/01/18/its-not-easy-being-stuff/ Back from the Wilderness: Civilization- Take2, by Yannai Kranzler Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:57:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Rosa http://www.theunpackedblog.com/2008/01/18/its-not-easy-being-stuff/#comment-28 Rosa Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:22:40 +0000 http://www.theunpackedblog.com/2008/01/18/its-not-easy-being-stuff/#comment-28 Hey Yannai! Sorry I'm reading this late, I actually just figured out I have to sign up to get it to my email so I didn't really realize you've been writing this whole time! But this entry reminded me of something interesting I read about once. It's an idea in Breslov that says that each person has specific items or "stuff" that are shayach to them in the material world. When a person gets to Heaven it is determined if all the "things" he was meant to have were in his possesion or not. One of the ideas that come out of this is returning other peoples belongings. If, for example, you once lent me a pen and I forgot to give it back to you and all this time, its been sitting in my backpack and I totaly forgot when and how it got there... when I am judged in Heaven I will be asked, why is this "object" with you and not with Yannai. Anyaway! Just a thought I wanted to share! Send my love to Chana. Hey Yannai!

Sorry I’m reading this late, I actually just figured out I have to sign up to get it to my email so I didn’t really realize you’ve been writing this whole time!
But this entry reminded me of something interesting I read about once.
It’s an idea in Breslov that says that each person has specific items or “stuff” that are shayach to them in the material world. When a person gets to Heaven it is determined if all the “things” he was meant to have were in his possesion or not. One of the ideas that come out of this is returning other peoples belongings. If, for example, you once lent me a pen and I forgot to give it back to you and all this time, its been sitting in my backpack and I totaly forgot when and how it got there… when I am judged in Heaven I will be asked, why is this “object” with you and not with Yannai.

Anyaway! Just a thought I wanted to share! Send my love to Chana.

]]> By: adinah kranzler http://www.theunpackedblog.com/2008/01/18/its-not-easy-being-stuff/#comment-18 adinah kranzler Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:36:11 +0000 http://www.theunpackedblog.com/2008/01/18/its-not-easy-being-stuff/#comment-18 Dear Yannai, Brilliantly written piece I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Stuff is also about memory. True, we buy things to replace others far too often than we should. But we often keep stuff because it has a memory attached to it. (The 30 year old blender that still works but could be replaced by a prettier new model. However, that old blender was a wedding gift given by a Mrs. So and So who was really nice to me when I was in college). Stuff has memories and so I believe we keep stuff because it's hard for some of us to let go of associations with our stuff. Now, how about all the stuff your child leaves in their house when they've made Aliya and will not use it again? The "stuff" is a wonderful reminder of all those wonderful years your child was living home, and everytime one passes the stuff of yesteryear you think about them and miss them! Ah stuff! If you can no longer be near the owner all the time at least you have the stuff to put meaning and memory during the course of the day! No-I will never throw out the blue teddy bear and replace it with a new one! Dear Yannai,
Brilliantly written piece I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Stuff is also about memory. True, we buy things to replace others far too often than we should. But we often keep stuff because it has a memory attached to it. (The 30 year old blender that still works but could be replaced by a prettier new model. However, that old blender was a wedding gift given by a Mrs. So and So who was really nice to me when I was in college). Stuff has memories and so I believe we keep stuff because it’s hard for some of us to let go of associations with our stuff.
Now, how about all the stuff your child leaves in their house when they’ve made Aliya and will not use it again? The “stuff” is a wonderful reminder of all those wonderful years your child was living home, and everytime one passes the stuff of yesteryear you think about them and miss them! Ah stuff! If you can no longer be near the owner all the time at least you have the stuff to put meaning and memory during the course of the day! No-I will never throw out the blue teddy bear and replace it with a new one!

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