Demystifying What Is Mine
Mine
pronoun
- used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker.
(example: “That hole in the ground is mine.”)
noun
- an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals.
(example: “That hole in the ground is mine and is called a mine.”)
verb
- obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine.
(example: “That hole in the ground is mine, is called a mine, and I mine coal.”)
What are some things you consider 'yours'?
Maybe the:
- land you have title to
- house you reside in
- vehicle you drive
- pair of shoes on your feet
- food in your stomach
- money in your pocket
Looking first at land (and house/real property structure on land), depending on where you reside on earth, that 'land' may not really be 'yours' after you stop paying taxes/tribute to your local, state and/or federal government.
The question (and its answer) in finding out if that land is really 'yours' (or if you can say that land is “mine” is the tax/tribute test.
I don't recommend trying this test, unless the 'testing' can be done on some land you wouldn't mind 'losing'.
What about 'your' vehicle?
Once again, depending on where you reside on earth, if a certain 'thing' is not paid regularly, for example a thing called 'vehicle registration', one soon finds out if the vehicle was 'yours' or “mine”.
If one desires to test the body of legislation regarding vehicle registration, I again suggest the test be done with a vehicle that can be easily lost.
How about shoes?
Are the shoes on your feet 'yours'?
Maybe.
Did you make those shoes?
If not, you most likely gave some 'thing' in exchange for them, likely money (or some form of consideration).
If yes, from where did you derive the materials?
Did you also 'make' the materials, or do they find their origins from the earth?
After the shoes are worn out, what is done with them?
Do you keep them or discard them?
Have you kept all the shoes you ever had since childhood?
If not, after enough time and use shoes break down and are typically discarded.
In due time, materials used to make shoes break down further and return to their basic forms...returning from where they originated 'physically' speaking.
What about the food you consumed today or yesterday?
Was that food 'yours' to begin with, or is it now 'yours' since it is inside of you?
Yes and no.
The wearing out and break down of food happens much quicker than shoes.
Parts of the food you 'keep' for a time in your body, while some other parts leave your body within a day or two.
The parts that stay are eventually used and released in some manner from your body.
What about the money used, in most cases, to buy or acquire any and all of these 'things'?
Is the money 'yours'?
Can you say that money is “mine” and be 100% correct with that claim?
I included an image of money in paper form in this article.
It is not the clearest picture I've taken, my apologies.
Although the image is not very clear, I think the message of what it represents is clearer than the image's pixelated representation regarding what is real (did you get that?).
The land, property, shoes and food (and our bodies) is 'real', while the money is an idea made real.
Besides this, much like the food, shoes and even the land or what is on it or derived from it...are those things and that money really 'yours'?
Did you 'make' that money that is currently in your pocket/purse/bank account/stock market/etc.?
Maybe you did some 'thing' in order to 'get' it, but is it 'yours'?
Will it be 'yours' come tomorrow?...and was it yours yesterday or several years ago?
If you think the answer is 'yes', ask:
Is that your signature on either side of the money?
Is that your seal or the name of your company/entity that manages the money?
Another question: have you kept every single money you have ever 'made' or 'earned' or did or sold something for it?
If not, why not?
Perhaps because the other 'things' mentioned in this article would have never been realized, or enjoyed, or used, if the money was not traded for it.
The money was used in order to 'use' the other things.
Could you live 'on' money as you live on land?
Could you live 'in' money as you do in a house/building?
Could you 'wear' money on your feet as you do shoes?
Could you 'eat' money as you do food?
Let's explore again the answer as to whether you actually own the money that you currently have in your possession...and how it relates to all the other things that are realized from the use of money.
Even the shoemaker doesn't 'make' the materials he uses to make shoes, but takes material from other places...and these places neither the shoemaker, nor the persons providing those other materials, 'made' them completely.
In much the same the farmer does not 'make' the food, but simply does a small part (plants, waters, harvests) while the food comes about in ways the farmer has no control over.
Everything material on earth is transitory, even our very bodies.
Men may say they 'own' something, or that something is 'theirs' and use words like “mine”...but are they correct and honest when they speak in such ways?
Some people argue and say that their own bodies are “mine”, that they have the right to do with them as they please.
Once again, this is true and not true.
It is true people have choice to do with their bodies as they wish, as they can and do with land, shoes and money (all things material).
But what about when the body breaks down, like the shoes?
Or when the body cannot be fixed, like a building is refurbished...or when the 'registration expires' although the person is very willing to pay next year's registration?
What, if anything, do we 'own' or can honestly say is “mine” while living on earth?
If nothing at all, why do men fight and go to war over things which are, in fact, not theirs to begin with?
It seems men kill other men because they believe the ideas of those before them regarding land, buildings, shoes, food...and even their own bodies.
But do the definitions of 'things' that some men have written clearly define and explain the truth of all things?
It seems like an empty argument when men claim to 'own' anything, or say that any thing is “mine”.
What can we say about the earth (the material world) and all the 'things' derived from the earth, even our own bodies?
Who made the earth, land, water, trees, etc.. that men 'believe' they can 'own' or claim as “mine” such things?
Is it me who is crazy when I think and ask about such things while exploring what 'is' and what is not?
Or is it that many people are not only crazy, but also very confused, when it comes to using proper definitions in describing themselves and the world around them.
Who, then, is the Owner of all things we currently know and understand?
Who then can truly and clearly claim, without doubt, that any 'thing' is “Mine”?
Let us consider what is defined, explained and claimed here:
For from Him and through Him and for Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
- Romans 11: 36
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
- Colossians 1: 17What about the idea of 'buying' something and establishing a claim of sorts?
You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
- 1 Corinthians 6: 20
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
- 1 Peter 1: 18-19It is so important to work on seeing, identifying and understanding what life really is...and what it is not.
When people mistakenly focus on the manner men would describe things, and what is or isn't “mine”, confusion and strife is not far away.
Sadly, life is empty for those who are confused and led astray by dishonest ideas and incorrect definitions.
But gratefully, for those who can look past the faulty definitions that deny God, love and the truth, the world is seen clearly for the transitory place it is, and this world's challenges can be easily navigated without worry of loss, but the promise of much gain.
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