Possessions

"If the Gypsy man is weary,
there´s a horse in the farmer's stall;
if the Gypsy child is hungry,
there´s a hen near the granary wall;
if the Gypsy lads are thirsty,
there´s beer enough for all;
and if there´s naught in the Gypsies hand,
there are whealthy gorgios in all the land!"
- a Gypsy folk song

Emerich

Gypsies view poessessions and material things far differently than do the people of most other modern cultures. A Gypsy knows that true poverty comes from clinging to much to possessions and wealth. It is far to easy to become a slave to one's possessions, as witnessed by everything from the expense people devote to alarm systems and guards to the causal killing of children for their sneakers. "What possession is truly worth killing for?" The Gypsy will ask.
To the Rom, freedom is the greatest treasure of all. Gypsies do enjoy helping possessions come their way, but when a Gypsy is wealthy, He is not so attached to his possessions that he will not risk them all on some whim. Or he might simply leave something behind when it becomes more of a burden then a pleasure. After all, if he needs another fortune, he is sure to acquire one in short order.
Gypsies view possessions simply as tools to further their happiness, comfort, and freedom; but the tools are of no importance in and of themselves. They attribute true importance only to life¨s intangables: emotion, family, freedom.

 -Teeuwynn