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T THAT HE SHOWS OFF WITH IMPRESSIONS
A rich man showing off his expensive car to his assume the possession of and will show off to
associates is actually showing off an impression his associates?
of a car formed in his brain. At that moment, *Isn't each of the people to whom he shows
the rich man cannot even imagine that he the car therefore a perception formed in the
actually has no relation with the car that is rich man's brain?
receiving all the praise. In fact, the impression Those who show off their possessions, houses
of the car in his own brain is formed separately and cars to others are actually displaying
in the brains of each of the people around him fantasies formed in their brains to some other
to whom he is showing the car. fantasies again formed in their brains. Some
In that case, if there are five people there, and people are not even aware of this important
each of them receives the image of the car in fact. Certainly, this is a very humiliating
his brain, situation because a person who prides himself
* Where is the real car? on what he owns can have no relationship at
*Of the five impressions, which one is the rich all with the reality of a car he wants to show
man's car? off or with the people he wants to show it to.
*Which impression of the car will the rich man