This is a bit of an aside from the article but I am an antique pocket watch collector. I have dozens of watches over 100 years old and a few in the 250 year ran

This is a bit of an aside from the article but I am an antique pocket watch collector. I have dozens of watches over 100 years old and a few in the 250 year range. The obvious first thought is to say I 'own' those watches. However, when you have an object of that age in your hand, and you really consider its age, how many other people have cherished it for their lifetime, and that it will probably exist long after I am forgotten, you realize that you're really just the next temporary caretaker. For me anyhow it puts things into some perspective.