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Originally Posted by Dennis
Dear David
I understand that you are facing some deep, personal issues with "Astronomical Gear Acquisition Syndrome”, commonly known as AGAS within the specialist medical fraternity. 
I sympathise; I too used to suffer from the wretched ailment and it took me several years of striving to finally overcome the addiction. 
How did I break the addiction? Well, it was tough but in the end I took a sabbatical and retired to a cave, at high altitude, in the Himalayas and commenced a process of deep cleansing from material desires and possessions.
After 3 or 4 months of meditation, existing on bowls of rice and the pure water from the upper reaches of the Ganges, not to mention freezing my butt off in an ice-clad, stark and at times lonely cave, I discovered my true self which liberated me from AGAS in a blinding and beautiful moment of enlightenment. 
I saw that I was born with no astronomical equipment and that when it was time to shuffle off my mortal coil, I would leave all my worldly possessions, needs and wants behind and that in truth, these things are burdens as they delude us into believing that we need them to validate who we are, to lead a useful life as defined by society.
Now, I often roll around amidst my telescopes, mounts, CCD cameras and plethora of digital devices just to show them who is in charge! 
Cheers
Dennis |
that explains a lot Dennis - a macro view of life
and i forgot to say that it was some of the medical fraternity that guided me to this decision