“You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s GONE”: How Deprivation Sharpens Our Idea of Value

<p><em>Don’t it always seem to go</em></p><p><em>That you don’t know what you’ve got</em></p><p><em>Till it’s gone</em>…</p><p><br></p><p>The legendary Joni Mitchell (to whom the Counting Crows don’t hold a candle!) said it best: “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”. </p><p><br></p><p>GK Chesterton, the great English essayist, cultural critic, and Christian apologist of the early 20th-century wrote something very similar in his article, <em>“</em>On Being Moved”. In it, he said: <em>“</em>For it is the point of all deprivation that it (deprivation) sharpens the idea of value”. </p><p><br></p><p>The joined and timeless wisdom of Mitchell and Chesterton will be the focus of today's meditation. </p><p><br></p><p>Use it to cultivate a sense of gratitude, to expand your consciousness, to calm your nerves, and to reflect on the objects–be they little or big–that you possess, but seldom appreciate. </p><p>I hope that you enjoy this episode. </p><p><br></p><p>If so, be sure to subscribe to this channel for MUCH more original content to come.  </p><p><br></p><p>“Like” this video, share it with a friend and loved one, and comment below.</p><p><br></p><p>Send me an email directly at <a href="mailto:pneuma.finneran@gmail.com">pneuma.finneran@gmail.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Visit my sister channel, finneranswake (finneranswake.com), on which I host long-form conversations with fascinating people. </p><p><br></p><p>Affectionately yours,</p><p>Daniel</p><p><br></p>