Tale Of The Ringless Ring

Absence makes a heart grow fonder, no :-)? Very astute of Nasrudin . . . In the end, whether the ring is on the finger or not, what matters is whether the mind is attentive to its presence or absence. If one needs to see the ring to trigger the memory, what is that feeling one feels. Compare that with the feeling that surfaces or wells up from the actual recollection of a memory. I think it is like comparing apples and oranges. Also -- when one actually experiences an occasion with all the senses present, that is a much richer experience than when is busy recording or snapping it for sharing with those not present or for future "recollection". The images have their value, but they come at the price of the capturer's presence.