| 4/11/2008 9:23:42 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
christi8680
Ithaca, NY
age: 40
| While reading through the many threads here about people entering in & out of relationships, it made me wonder if the saying "One persons "trash", is another person's "treasure" holds true.
Do you think this applies to relationships and why or why not?
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| 4/11/2008 9:25:06 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
worhtlesswisdom
Dade City, FL
age: 41
| You should see the people who dig through the dumpsters at work and take food out of it to eat. These people drive luxury vehicles.
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| 4/11/2008 9:28:38 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
christi8680
Ithaca, NY
age: 40
| The fact that they are driving luxury cars is probably the reason they are diving into dumpsters for their food....they can't afford anything else because they are to busy trying to impress the "Jones".
But, back to the topic....How does this concept apply to relationships?
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| 4/11/2008 9:31:45 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
lust4love
Atco, NJ
age: 38
| Sure look at hillary and bill.Hillary thinks bill is as good as gold ,even if he has an intern once in awhile.
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| 4/11/2008 9:32:35 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
ge0ge0
Tallahassee, FL
age: 42 online now!
| I wouldn't use this adage in relation to actual people because, to me, trash denotes worthlessness or discarded belongings. At no time should anyone feel like they're just discarded trash. And no matter what this saying used in relationships is trashing someone.
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| 4/11/2008 9:33:31 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
worhtlesswisdom
Dade City, FL
age: 41
| I don't classify a persons former relationship trash and the current one a treasure. It is just a new chapter in the book of life.
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| 4/11/2008 9:35:37 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
gr8stwoman
Dingla
Nepal
age: 89
| I couln't agree more with ge0ge0 on this one. Personally, I would never refer to another human being as "trash."
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| 4/11/2008 9:44:04 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
hollynsher
Holiday, FL
age: 42
| I understand the idea youre trying to get across. The qualities a person possesses might not be valued by one, but may be exactly what someone else had always search for in a person. Youre not actually referring to someone as trash or treasure... its the value someone has for someone... an example would be if you met a guy and thought...hes a nice guy and all but Im not attracted to him or we have different interests. That same guy might meet someone else that sees him as prince charming. So yes, I think it holds true.
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| 4/11/2008 9:51:29 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
bry11ca
Wyandotte, MI
age: 43
| What do I know? I'm just a BoneHead . . .
but I do know this:
The enigma of true, healthy, soulful, love consists of three pieces:
1 God
1 Man
1 Woman
and there arean't any rules other thatn this:
The three have to fit perfectly and GRACEfully . . . .
If you are good hands (1 man 1 woman) then God will provide the missing . . . . well . . . .
PEACE
Bry 
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| 4/11/2008 9:53:26 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
ge0ge0
Tallahassee, FL
age: 42 online now!
| I understand the idea youre trying to get across. The qualities a person possesses might not be valued by one, but may be exactly what someone else had always search for in a person. Youre not actually referring to someone as trash or treasure... its the value someone has for someone... an example would be if you met a guy and thought...hes a nice guy and all but Im not attracted to him or we have different interests. That same guy might meet someone else that sees him as prince charming. So yes, I think it holds true.
Technically it's meant to be a slam against "the trash" and the person who now has "the trash". Think about it.
No one trying to be nice or sincere will ever tell somebody that.
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| 4/11/2008 10:41:24 AM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
uptoc
Castle Rock, CO
age: 48
| JMO..value is value no matter How or Where you find it..what one person deems little or no value may be of significant value to someone else. The words may seem harsh but the Principle is a true one,relationships included.
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| 4/11/2008 12:23:31 PM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
davewave1
Ann Arbor, MI
age: 61
| Almost every Thing can be "recycled", just not at the same time in the same place, with the same person.
However, some Things cannot be recycled, and must by either man or nature, be broken down to to their original elements and returned to the Earth for regeneration.
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| 4/11/2008 12:27:00 PM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
eightinchbend
Gadsden, AL
age: 44
| When I read Christi's question, I clearly understood her corollary. Notice how she put quotes around the words trash and treasure. All she meant was that a person who is "dumped" in a relationship may be "pure gold" to someone else.
I guess a few of you who replied put too much into a few words, but consider this; I have read a lot of posts on this forum and some of the negative words used to describe people are very descriptive. Compared to those, the word "trash" is harmless.
Does it hold true to relationships? Of course it does. We all know of someone who was treated like shit by someone and then found a person who treats them like royalty.
[Edited 4/11/2008 12:31:33 PM]
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| 4/11/2008 12:35:36 PM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
57rickie
Sioux Falls, SD
age: 57
| I understand what Christi is saying...I think it does apply to relationships also. What works for one relationship may not work for the next one. Every person is different, has different feelings,desires,dreams,needs. Isn't each relationship supposed to be a learning experience...So yes, one persons "Trash" can be another persons "Treasure". JMO 
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| 4/11/2008 12:39:54 PM | Is one person's "trash", another's treasure? | |
cowgirl58
Parkville, MD
age: 49
| Yes--i too agree! 
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