A limited edition…
That phrase gave me a little pause when I saw it in some of my scrapbooking papers. The more I thought about it the more I loved it.
We are ALL limited editions. I thought I knew what “limited” meant but as always I decided it might be wise to look up the definition.
1.confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed:a limited space; limited resources.
Dictionary.com
2.Government. restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in lawsand in a constitution, as in limited monarchy; limited government.
3. characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently; lacking originality or scope; narrow:a rather limited intelligence.
Once I read the definition I decided I wasn’t sure anymore if I liked that phrase. I was thinking along the lines that being a limited edition meant that I was unique, special, one of a kind. But after reading the definition I decided that I had a completely inaccurate idea of what the word meant.
I don’t want to be confined or restricted. I don’t want to be unable to think imaginatively or independently. I don’t want to be narrow minded and lacking in the originality arena.
So I decided I don’t want to be a limited edition at all. Maybe what I want to be is an unlimited edition but that certainly does not have the same sound to it, does it? What do you think? Are you a limited edition? Or are you like me and want to be just a little bit freer than that? Tell me what you think in the comments section and Comment for a Cause. Each comment on any blog post this month means a 50 cent donation to Find Your Anchor.
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Leave a commentI certainly don’t want to be limited in my creativity. You have certainly given me a word to ponder this morning.
Just when I thought I knew it all I found out I didn’t even know how to use the word “limited”. Eyes opened.
To me in this case the only real restriction is in the fact that there will only ever be one of you or me… After we are created the mold is thrown away to make some one different. I don’t find that restrictive… It just is, there will never be another me, so here I am a limited edition.
Now that makes perfect sense!!! You are very wise!!! Thanks for sharing your perspective on “limited”.
After reading the definition, it doesn’t seem like being a limited edition is all that special. I’d like to think of myself as a rather imaginative person and also of being somewhat original in my own way! So I’d rather think of myself as original, and not limited. 🙂
Original— that’s a much better word! I love it!
I like unlimited edition. Never thought of it like that before.
It was a startling definition to read— I thought I knew how to use the word but obviously I didn’t.
Wow – I never knew that was the definition! Yes, I think we need to be “unlimited editions”!!
I know, right? Unlimited may be the better term!
Glad you looked up the definition. I always thought that saying meant a special thing or people. Count me in the unlimited edition.
I believe when used together, like a limited edition. it means there are only a few made. You are in that case, a limited edition as there is not another one like you!! Words change meaning when paired with another sometimes. h is why the English language is hard for others to learn!
Well that makes so much sense! I love hearing all the answers from folks out there and I just couldn’t imagine how I had been so wrong about this word for all these years. Thanks for your insight!