Are the best things in life still free?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
Canada
23 responses
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
The American proverb said that the best things in life are free but what they are is left to the individual to decide. The ones you mention are all good.
What about: sunshine, rain, snow, and air? They are very important and still free! 
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
@1hopefulman , sunshine, rain, snow, and air? Most important and yes free.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Nov 17
@1hopefulman absolutely, they are all essential (well, not sure about snow) , but it is pretty, and yes, free
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
28 Nov 17
i think it applies. I take the saying to mean the good things to value / cherish are free: love, hugs, kissing, holding hands, smiles. etc.
its not about material goods. If having an item is what makes a person's existence meaningful, they likely need new priorities.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
The ones you mention are free and so valuable that we can't even put a price on them.
I was also thinking about sunshine, rain, air, sunrises, sunsets and rainbows.
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@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
28 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Beautiful and very poetic.
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@1hopefulman those things too! Basically anything God made is free!
Man made material items? nope! useful but not the best things.
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@RasmaSandra (73443)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Nov 17
I have gotten some free items. Everyday the air is free and nature is free and many other things.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
There you go! I'm just looking out my window and there is a glorious sunset and I'm getting one every day but this one is spectacular. Thank you Heavenly Father!
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@RasmaSandra (73443)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Nov 17
@1hopefulman just yesterday I was thinking we were going to have another gray day and then I looked out the window. This is the sunrise we had yesterday morning.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
28 Nov 17
Hm. That is a tough one. Air is free and we need it to live. Water in most places is free, that's needed too. Almost everything costs. Shelter, food, heat, power... all cost.
Though other things like love, hugs, friendship... those things are free....
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
Let's not forget the sunshine and the rain as they are free. I would imagine if one has a farm, even much of the food might be free as one can save seeds to replant.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Oh good point about sunshine and rain.... and plants (after the intial purchase_
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
That is true! What free thing do you enjoy?
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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28 Nov 17
@1hopefulman The fresh air, the sunshine and the rain, a beautiful sunrise and sunset, the moonlight and zillions of stars in the sky. and when my son says "I love you too mom"
@Dyvette16 (4301)
• United States
28 Nov 17
Yes being alive and living another day !
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
True, we did not get a bill when we were born and so life is free.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
@Dyvette16 It is a wonderful free gift from our parents and the Creator of life. 
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
29 Nov 17
Everything that our loving Creator has given us, is free, but this time we have to pay for food and some place to live and clothes.. Good friends and love are also free, and hugs, of course.. 
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
28 Nov 17
Receiving Love, Hugs and Kisses from my husband 
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
That's great that you have such a loving and giving husband!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
What about the rain, air and sunshine or the beautiful sunrises and sunsets?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
I'm going to tease you. I'm actually surprised with your answer. I'll give you another chance.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Nov 17
@just4him True! What about God's love and a relationship with him?
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@just4him (306352)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Okay, the air we breathe is polluted, causes physical problems - costly medical bills.
The water is polluted - so need to buy bottled water - not expensive - but not free.
About the only thing I can think of that's still free is opinions. And everyone has those in abundance.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Nov 17
In my apartment building, people are always putting things out and I got a few pieces of furniture for free including my desk that has my computer.
@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
1 Dec 17
@1hopefulman
Felix, that is great. People put things out here too and I have found things I brought home could use too. That is fun.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
28 Nov 17
I don't think it's necessarily true I think you appreciate more stuff when you have to work for it. Which is frankly something like the younger generation of our time it doesn't really do anymore.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
But do we really work for the best things in life? What do you consider to be the best things?
"April, come she will, May, she will stay. June, she'll changed her tune, July, she will fly. August, die she must," - A Child's Nursery Rhyme.
@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Nov 17
Some things , that are given to me are very nice.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Nov 17
Yes, some great gifts are given to us at times.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
29 Nov 17
Of course, the air I breathe, nature, senses, unconditional love - these are all the best things I have in life that I've never had to pay for.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Nov 17
That's so true! So there are many good things that even in these days are still free. Many cities have beautiful parks that we can visit and enjoy .
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
1 Dec 17
@JudyEv And the grass and trees and other greenery produce oxygen and clean the air. The earth is so beautiful but some people are so destructive. If we would cooperate, many other things would be free, even food and fuel.
@JudyEv (325815)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Dec 17
@1hopefulman And having open space and green areas is now recognised as very important for our mental health.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Nov 17
Very nice! What about a phone call from a friend or a loved one?
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@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
30 Nov 17
@1hopefulman yeas. If it's a friend or relative you like. Not the ones you change your number for.
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@pitsipeahie (4278)
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29 Nov 17
Yes! The air I breathe, the beautiful flowers I see, the smile of the people around me, love, my family. The best things for me are the simple things in life that makes me happy and they are free.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Nov 17
So when some people say that nothing is free, they are so wrong, as your list shows.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
3 Dec 17
Yes, I think that being with loved ones or my dog is the best things in the world, and it only cost me my time, which I'm glad to give.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
3 Dec 17
Yes, spending time with loved ones is usually free unless you take them shopping then it can be expensive. 
