could anyone pls tell me why everyone considered sentiment to be good? if we are attached to an object because it has sentimental value, if we assume that object has no functional value, it is literally doing nothing other than consuming resources.
the fact that we allow ourselves to indulge in sentiment at the sacrifice of resources just so we can try to what? remember the past? sounds like escapism to me.
sentiment should be seen as an enemy. i am dissapointed when i google the word, and find literally no1 looking at sentiment with a negative point of view-- when sentiment drags us down so much
i dont think this is true at all. i realize im just a human, prey to the whim of the chemicals my body produces. my job is to make sure i dont put myself into situations where my body my decide to raise my emotional or stress levels.
this means things like... dont start drama, plan ahead, umm, take care of my car so it doesn't cause unpredictable problems, it means.... manging this human machine.
what i mean to ask is... when someone has a positive sentiment about an object, even though it has no functional value, why do they keep that object.
Sentiment is good when it produces a positive outcome, and bad when it has detrimental effects. This is not a black and white issue; it is one contingent upon many factors. A better question might be why you try so hard to negate and invalidate your feelings, insisting that they are "bad" or "unproductive", and by extension, seek to project this conclusion upon everyone else...
For personal sentiment anyway, sentimental value attributes the events that lead to you getting that item. This also gives that time spent in return the value you attach to that object. By giving this time importance it feels as if a portion of your life wasn't wasted, which then for some make the person feel more important for feeling as if their life isn't a waste of time. A sentimental object to those prone enough to sentiment becomes proof that they exist and that their time was spent well.
If the value you attach to the object felt like a waste of time or effort, the object suddenly has no value if not less than no value for being seen as junk or a loathsome reminder. The notion of trophies demonstrates this rather well, especially with the shift in ideology to giving everyone a prize just for participating.
In a business sense, sentiment can be a way to keep money moving. It's the backbone of a successful tourist trap. Let them buy keepsake totems of their memories to carry with them for all time, why should that matter to you when you can stand to profit from it?
"what i mean to ask is... when someone has a positive sentiment about an object, even though it has no functional value, why do they keep that object."
To remind themselves of better times. It functions as a morale booster.
I'm horribly prone to sentiment, an object or photo can bring back something when found that before was left long forgotten.
by Luna Preycould anyone pls tell me why everyone considered sentiment to be good? if we are attached to an object because it has sentimental value, if we assume that object has no functional value, it is literally doing nothing other than consuming resources.
the fact that we allow ourselves to indulge in sentiment at the sacrifice of resources just so we can try to what? remember the past? sounds like escapism to me.
sentiment should be seen as an enemy. i am dissapointed when i google the word, and find literally no1 looking at sentiment with a negative point of view-- when sentiment drags us down so much
Sentimentality is vital to the development of society. We can see that in putting the question "what is man?" what we mean is: what can man become? That is, can man dominate his own destiny, can he "make himself," can he create his own life? We maintain therefore that man is a process and, more exactly, the process of his actions. If you think about it, the question itself "what is man?" is not an abstract or "objective" question. It is born of our reflection about ourselves and about others, and we want to know, in relation to what we have thought and seen, what we are and what we can become; whether we really are, and if so to what extent, "makers of our own selves," of our life and of our destiny. And we want to know this "today," in the given conditions of today, the conditions of our daily life. We live in a society inherently plagued by morose and alienation. This is because we live under capitalism.
You're right luna, some people such as hoarders have way way way too much sentimental value attached to things to the point where they fear if they throw anything out, it will negatively impact them.
Sentiment however is neutral. It can be either good or bad. Someone can express sentiment in a bad way, or a good way, or a neutral way, whatever.
Sometimes exercising emotions in times of dire need, I guess it may be something close to a drug. Something that gives you a little lift right? In other cases with divorces, or whatever, burning sentimental objects to rid yourself of attachment may be rather liberating.
I'm not saying this is accurate.
Sentient. To stand still. Sentimental. To be mentally grounded or attached.
Maybe???
Admit it, with it's basic sense, when we want to get moving, we want to purge ourselves of belongings which may not be utilitarian, and if we fear where we are moving, then perhaps we must take EVERYTHING with us?
Whoops, sentient is to feel.
I was thinking Sentinel, which is more of a guard or grounding issue.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sentinel
sentinel (n.)
1570s, from Middle French sentinelle (16c.), from Italian sentinella "a sentinel." OED says "No convincing etymology of the It. word has been proposed," but perhaps (via a notion of "perceive, watch"), from sentire "to hear," from Latin sentire "feel, perceive by the senses" (see sense (n.)).