2edgesword
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I know, you thought this was about the time you would have to use your knife in self-defense. No, that's not what this thread is about although that scenario should have been seriously thought out if you carry a knife with the idea that you might have to use it in self-defense.
This thread is about the sobering thought of letting go of the knives and other acquisitions you have made over your life. Now I'm not saying you have totally stop acquiring "stuff". That would be hypocritical coming from the guy that just purchased a Sig P365-380 and gets an inch every Spring to visit the nearest Harley dealership (promised my with the 2022 Lowrider S was the last) but I now pause buying to consider what am I leaving to my wife and kids to deal with when the inevitable day arrives.
Over the last three years we sold the house (lived with my son for two years, left every light on and flushed the toilet twice after each use) and eventually moved into our small two bedroom apartment. That forced some hard decisions. What clothes, books, DVD, guns, ammo, knives, drones, boxes of family pictures and video, kitchen and dining stuff, motorcycle, and on and on and on. One benefit I did get was showing my wife how much I got after selling some of my "stuff" versus what she got for the 100+ plus pairs of shoes she had to get rid of (big $0.00).
Why do I write this? More for me, a help to remind me to give a little more thought in making acquisitions at this point in life and to hold things I still hold on to more loosely.
Btw, I did sell three guns before buying the Sig so I was moving in the right direction LOL.
This thread is about the sobering thought of letting go of the knives and other acquisitions you have made over your life. Now I'm not saying you have totally stop acquiring "stuff". That would be hypocritical coming from the guy that just purchased a Sig P365-380 and gets an inch every Spring to visit the nearest Harley dealership (promised my with the 2022 Lowrider S was the last) but I now pause buying to consider what am I leaving to my wife and kids to deal with when the inevitable day arrives.
Over the last three years we sold the house (lived with my son for two years, left every light on and flushed the toilet twice after each use) and eventually moved into our small two bedroom apartment. That forced some hard decisions. What clothes, books, DVD, guns, ammo, knives, drones, boxes of family pictures and video, kitchen and dining stuff, motorcycle, and on and on and on. One benefit I did get was showing my wife how much I got after selling some of my "stuff" versus what she got for the 100+ plus pairs of shoes she had to get rid of (big $0.00).
Why do I write this? More for me, a help to remind me to give a little more thought in making acquisitions at this point in life and to hold things I still hold on to more loosely.
Btw, I did sell three guns before buying the Sig so I was moving in the right direction LOL.