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Hello everyone. The reason I make this thread is because... Well recently I've been feeling a little depressed. At the world, at people, at life in general. I think about things like this often.

 

I bring this up because of the way I deal with times I think like this. Often when I've lost hope in the world or society in general, I think of a few things that mean a great deal to me. Things that I'm emotionally attached to, hence the title.

 

Now often when I go into that state, I remember one song that my mother used to sing to me, named One Tin Soldier. I don't know how many of you have heard it. However whenever I feel this way, I always refer back to her voice, and how she sang it to me. The message of the story and the soothing tone of her voice always calms me down, even though she no longer sings it to me. I can remember those times and to this moment I think about how I used to sit in her lap, as she softly sung it to me. Here are the lyrics.

 

 

 

Listen, children, to a story

That was written long ago,

'Bout a kingdom on a mountain

And the valley-folk below.

 

On the mountain was a treasure

Buried deep beneath the stone,

And the valley-people swore

They'd have it for their very own.

 

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,

Go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of Heaven,

You can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing

Come the judgement day,

On the bloody morning after....

One tin soldier rides away.

 

So the people of the valley

Sent a message up the hill,

Asking for the buried treasure,

Tons of gold for which they'd kill.

 

Came an answer from the kingdom,

"With our brothers we will share

All the secrets of our mountain,

All the riches buried there."

 

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,

Go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of Heaven,

You can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing

Come the judgement day,

On the bloody morning after....

One tin soldier rides away.

 

Now the valley cried with anger,

"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"

And they killed the mountain-people,

So they won their just reward.

 

Now they stood beside the treasure,

On the mountain, dark and red.

Turned the stone and looked beneath it...

"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

 

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,

Go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of Heaven,

You can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing

Come the judgement day,

On the bloody morning after....

One tin soldier rides away.

 

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,

Go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of Heaven,

You can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing

Come the judgement day,

On the bloody morning after....

One tin soldier rides away.

 

 

I know you may be wondering why I don't just post a video of the artist singing the song, and my reason behind that is because the song only has meaning to me when sung by my mother's voice. In text I more easily imagine her voice once again singing to me. This song never fails to calm me down or sooth me.

 

So that's my story. You don't have to share if it's too personal or if you simply don't want to. I'm just curious. Do any of you have anything that you feel emotionally attached to? It can be material or not. For example mine is a song which is by no means material.

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My friends. When I think of what I'd hate to lose, it always comes back to the people close to me. My decisions to do or not do something are often made based on how my friends will be effected by it. I hate the thought that I might be a bad friend to someone, and it frankly terrifies me; it goes so far as when we're sitting around trying to figure out what to do, I don't even like deciding something because I don't want to make anything inconvenient for anybody else. I don't mind being inconvenienced myself, as long as one of my friends is coming out on top.

 

 

Also, I'd get pretty depressed if my computer broke and I lost all my stuff.

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My brother. I already lost my wife, if I were to lose him I have no idea what I would do.

 

My depression would definitely come back. Anything I do, even if it's stupid, he's always there for me. Now that he is sick I'm here for him!

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Whenever I'm depressed and stuff like that, I always draw a picture reflects that feeling. So basically you can say I'm emotionally attached to my sketchbook(it's really just a notebook with lined paper because I write stuff in it sometimes). My feelings can also be reflected in the type of music I'm listening to at the moment or recorded in a diary of mine(yes...I seriously own a DIARY).

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Now that, that's a post deserving of a brohoof.

 

I guess that Evilshy has a point, without my friends I WOULD have a boring life. But I wouldn't want to lose myself either, even though that might sound a bit egoistic Posted Image

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My boys...I love my babies to death. I seriously don't think I could have lasted this long without them. I've suffered with depression for quite a while and the only thing that makes me feel better is knowing that they're there.

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I am emotionally attatched to poetry.... this stems back many years ago, I wasa always drugged up on some control meds all the time, I could hardly even feel emotion, but with what little I could feel I wrote poetry, it began becoming the one thing i looked to when I felt upset, and I just grew attatched to it, Its one of the main things I do now...

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I was going to be witty and say My Little Pony, but then everyone else was all serious. So never mind. :P

 

Something that immediately comes to mind is my family. I'm emotionally attached to very few things, honestly, but something as important as family is definitely something I can't let go, no matter what. I hold my family and their well-being in higher regard than anything or anyone else, including myself. I'm not even sure I'm attached to my friends at all. There aren't many personal belongings that I'm attached to, either.

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I'm attached to a lot of unusual things.

 

I'm attached to the pocket knife my dad got me when I turned 13 as a sort of rite of passage.

 

I'm attached to my dog. My other dog died last year and I was devastated. I feel a similar way about my cats.

 

I'm attached to my characters as a writer.

 

I'm attached to my family.

 

I'm attached to the notebook I used in my high school creative writing class because it reminds me of some very happy memories.

 

I'm attached to a random notebook which I drew in an entire night once. That night I was in a kind of zen state and it is one of my happiest memories from my teenage years.

 

I'm attached to this song because my mother played it all the time when I was a kid:

 

I'm attached to the few books that JD Salinger wrote and also this song

because they make me feel like someone, even if they're dead, could relate to me and even begin to understand me. For similar reasons, I'm attached to the poem "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe

 

I'm attached to the moon. No matter where I am in the world, its always glowing eerily in the night sky. it gives me a sense of stability.

 

I am emotionally attatched to poetry.... this stems back many years ago, I wasa always drugged up on some control meds all the time, I could hardly even feel emotion, but with what little I could feel I wrote poetry, it began becoming the one thing i looked to when I felt upset, and I just grew attatched to it, Its one of the main things I do now...

 

I feel the exactly the same way.

 

 

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I'm attached to the moon. No matter where I am in the world, its always glowing eerily in the night sky. it gives me a sense of stability.

I had forgotten this, I actually do find myself with a sort of atatchment with the moon. For a reason that parallels yours. There are other more miniscule things in life that I am more than likely atatched to, but, I am in a sort of haze right now and cannot remember.
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My pets, of course! Norbert (my African Grey buddy) and I have been pals since he was really young. In fact, the name norbert comes from the dragon from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as that was what first came to mind when I first saw him :P. He isn't really that playful or friendly to anyone besides me, but I love him to death.

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My family. Everything seems so trivial and superfluous compared to them. I will drop everything instantly if my little sister is hurt, or upset.

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My Shankveld. When I think of what I'd hate to lose, it always comes back to her. My decisions to do or not do something are often made based on how my Shankveld will be effected by it. I hate the thought that I might be a bad to her, and it frankly terrifies me; it goes so far as when we're sitting around trying to figure out what to do, I don't even like deciding something because I don't want to make anything inconvenient for her. I don't mind being inconvenienced myself, as long as my Shankveld is coming out on top.

 

Awh Evilshy, I never knew you felt that way! :blush:

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Friends (Especially @Clarity , she's mah best friend and always mah #1 girl IRL. Yah know, unless I find that human Applejack one day ;)), family, both for obvious reasons, then Applejack, because she's mah dream girl and I love her :D, and...........*long-ass sigh* these stuffed rabbits I just happen to own Posted Image.

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A rosary that my parents got for me. It's not the rosary itself, but the memories and emotions that go along with it. Simply put, it's more of a symbol I've creted for my family.

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if you mean inanimate objects, I have things that mean alot to me:

 

The gold cross I wear, because of what my faith means to me.

 

My High-School ring because I was the only of my mothers kids to see it through and not drop out.

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Awh Evilshy, I never knew you felt that way! :blush:

 

Oh God, I laughed so hard when I first read that. Never before have I wished so hard that I could brohoof things multiple times.

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That's cool. That's pretty cool. That's nice. That's fairly nice. That's fairly cool. Interesting. Good opinions guys. I will keep reading.

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I am more strongly attached to my dog than most people I know. Can't help it, she's just too awesome. I'm very attached to my favorite movies, books and video games and like to experience them over and over.

 

I'm also attached to Chaotic Discord and Clarity's avatars, because they always choose something cool. Clarity without an avatar just seems wrong.

 

On the other side, I am somewhat emotionally repelled by Evilshy's sig. But I like Evilshy. ;)

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My old house. Every time I drive past it, I get all emotional. It's not like it's connected with any really good OR bad memories, but I guess since it's just my old house it makes me nostalgic for my younger years. I dunno.

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You may find this weird, but I'm attached to music. It's constantly streaming in my head 24/7. It doesn't even matter if I like the song, it's still there. I would also say my mother. Everyone else has moved out, and I rarely see them, so it's just her and me. I don't know what I would do if I lost her. I also might (BIG might, mind you) be attached to thinking. That's why I like the night. It gives me a chance to just sit and think, even if it's about nothing at all.

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The present my boyfriend gave me on our one year anniversary, it says a lot about our relationship and I would be absolutely beyond hysterical if I were to ever loose it, it means so much and is such a powerful symbol, to me, to him, to the relationship we share. This would be one of the few physical possessions I own that if I were to loose it or it be destroyed it would actually deeply affect me, I am not a materialistic person, I value my possessions but I understand that they are just objects, this however is more than an object to me, it is the physical representation of the essence of our relationship. Also it is one of a kind and while it could be duplicated it would never be the same as the original.

 

The pentagram charm my boyfriend made me as well one day while he was at work, my amethyst my best friend has gotten me.

 

I would be lost with out my friends, sister, boyfriend, and our families. I thrive off my ability to care for all these people and the love they give me, without any of these people I don't think I would be around for long.

 

My precious little hound dog who is asleep beside me as I type this, she was brought to us by fate and we have been thankful ever since, even after the time she puked all over me, and the car, and the everything...

 

Books, seriously, Books are my passion, everything about them.

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I've got an Indianapolis Colts sweatshirt that my dad got me when I was in 2nd grade. Back then he decided to get the Adult Extra-large size for some crazy reason, so it went down to my knees. Now that I'm in high school, it fits me perfectly.

 

I religiously wear that thing at least once a week and wash it at least 3 times a week.

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Well even if I get very confused as to whether or not I'm actually emotionally attached to things I'd have to say that even if alot of times I really hate my family I think I'm still emotionally attached to them. I've had alot of times where I just hate them and hate all human beings, and I get really depressed. But despite how I'm very confused as to if I'm emotionally attached to anything I think that I must be attached to them.

 

I've also grown attached to my crush and her whole family. her because shes my crush of course and I love her. Her little sister is really sweet towards me and she hugs me all the time, her older brother is one of the only people I'd have to consider a friend(Considering hes the only person I've ever really hung out with outside of school like in years. And it has only been like once.) Her mother because shes kinda like the adult I have that I can trust to talk to if I ever have something I really need a trusted adult to talk to about something. And as for her dad, well her dad's in coast guard so I have respect for him.

 

Proably more things butt I can't think of them.

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