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@ned yes, a lot are :)

but some are not and those that cost much to have - we tend to value more!
what's this about ?
mysterious ...

saw sleep on the list and read steem

that's what i do bydaily :D

@j3dy and breathe eh? :)
that's also free :)

Well, before we can answer that, first we need to define what "Free" means?
Does it only mean that we need not to pay any money to get it?
The range is somehow too wide. I didn't have to pay money to fly to germany because my husband paid for it. But I had to leave many precious things in my life too. I left my deares people "my whole family", my friends, my job without even knowing for sure that this decision was correct and whether my marriage will last forever or not. That is not money but that the people I left meant the world to me too. I couldn't see my parent so often.
The last visit was nearly 3 years ago. Now I'm expecting my first baby and I can't even hope to see my mother when it's born.
Not only because of the expenses but also because of visa issues.
And I don't even know either, when I could finally travel back there and give my parents a chance to hold their first granddaughter...
So I wouldn't call my present happiness has been gotten for free. There were some sacrifices too and it is more expensive to me than all the cost my husband had to pay to meet me and get me here to live with him :).
But NO, I didn't have a price tag hung on my neck. :-D
He didn't have to pay a bride price, a dowry nor wedding party expenses to get my hand for a marriage ^_^.
So you can help me decide whether my better half is free or not. ;)

Thank you for posting @ned.

Appreciate the opppotunity to ponder these things and express thought.

Are the best things in life....free?

As long as mankind seeks freedom the things enjoyed in life are those that are ....free of regulation...of censorship, etc.
To answer your query...yes,the best things in life are those that are free of regulation...of censorship...of government interference.
Ie. freedom of speech...of debate....flow of truth..an engress..egress
Example: As in the opportunity to post here at Steemit without the concern of data gathering...government interference...propagandizing etc....All very important. That is not to say there should not be policy as there should be....every organization has purpose, policy and chain of command..

Another way of answering the query.....would be a thing may be free of charge...but not free from cost...as somebody paid for it.
Example: Just as in the ultimate free gift...the gift of Salvation...it may be free to mankind but Christ paid the price. Salvation...secures ones eternal future...that surely is the best thing in life.

Thank you for all you do. We here at Steemit appreciate the opportunity to express thought freely.

Kind Regards, bleujay

If something is free you are the product being sold

like in here , free rewards for everyone, now whore your whole life stories :D just joking no need to flag, have a sense of humor :D

Usually when the "best things" are free it happens to be bacause there is not a scarcity of that "thing".

How much would it cost us to watch a sunset if there was only one "seat" per day with view to the sun? would it be free?

It's nothing free in life. You pay for everything in one way or another...

Opportunity cost, my friend!

Everything has a price, but who determines whether that price is worth paying?

sure they are.
well, except of Steem :-)

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

... define free ?

Yes they are, and if they aren't do what a pirate does and take it for free.
-V.O.T.U.

You, sir, have the right mindset!

I think that all the things are free in life! Only because someone put a price on it that doesn't make it 'not free'!

Yes! Oxygen, food, water, body functions! All these are things that are mutually & simultaneously given and taken freely. Like oxygen and carbon dioxide between plant and mammals!

Really the biggest difficulty & problem is human intervention blocking others from these things all in the name of "profit"!

Nothing is free. Higher the range expensive in value.

No. They require the most valuable of currencies. Attention.

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

No. They cost you your time, dedication and lotsa love.
-V.O.T.U

Probably yes.
But with some money in the back you can enjoy these things a bit more... ; )

if a freebie makes you happy then Yes))) but seriously the question is not true, the word all includes all the good and bad so we can not say definitely, all is well in your time in the right place.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And I have shown you everything, that thus it is necessary to labor and to take care of those who are weak and to remember the words of our Lord Yeshua, who said, 'He who gives is more blessed than he who receives.'”

Yes and but not also:

If it's free what's it worth ?

The best thing? Each person has different values. For some it's a new smartphone for someone jewelry. For me - this is when my kids kissed me before going to bed, when my husband hugs me and tells me that I have a lovely wife. Yes! I can confidently say that for me this is the best cho can be. And it's free. Love can not be bought. Me love my native people just like that.

yes, some are! You can not pay for real love.

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

True, but I had to pay for the flight to be able to visit my future wife when she was still living in Indonesia .... :)
And what is the definition of "free"? Does it only mean that one hasn't to pay any money for it? Is something "for free" which costs no money but you have to do a huge effort to reach it?
Difficult question ...

If you put things in that term...yes, we must invest to get a person's love. Invest time, dedication...I was only thinking in money. Can we also think in this "free" as "freedom"? ;)

so.. did someone steal your posting key?

Yes, the best things in life are free, but, as CoCo Chanel says the 2nd bests are most expensive.

always dear and was loved by the people we love

If this is about free whale votes on my comments then yes.

Something to ponder!

Yes :)

of course they are. when I get my patent on "breathing", you will know why.

LMAO! Best answer, hands down.

I wonder what @ned is testing... Maybe a platform like Quora.com running on the Steem blockchain?

Some of them are. Can't buy friendship despite what some people think. Money doesn't always get you happiness

Love is free! Health care isn't though...

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

I have a strange feeling somebody will ask us for some money. I hope I'm wrong.

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

wow at the amount of comments in this thread already. :D

i wonder what @ned is testing. :)

maybe he is testing how many bots are around. they wouldn´t be able to reply since that´s a questions which touches emotions :-)

Haha, that makes me half a bot for not replying to it. :D

hes gathering steem for the platform :D and looking at how much of a celebrity he is, one word and everyone flocks to please :D

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

I guess that depends how each individual see the best things!

If for your best things are cars, jewelry and other luxury things, then aren't for free.

But if best things for you means love, peace and other related things, I guess yes, these are for free !

You'll have to ask all the people I have been giving free things to...

But yes, I guess they are.

Google it.

Free thing can be the best things but it requires extra work

Is free the best thing in life?

Is life the best free thing?

yeah

The wonders of Nature are free and the depth of Nature is vast and beyond comprehension. It gets my upvote for "best things".

Depends, are you referring to free as in "without the use of money"? If so, then..Yes, for the most part.

The most important things are free, not so sure about all "the best" things...

Sure! Money can´t buy love :-)

Never!! lol

YES

There is nothing like having something after having to work for it though.

... Are the best things in life free?

There is joy in receiving, but there is more joy in giving :)

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I don't think money buys true happiness.

If one find life fulfilling, he will find many good things in life that are free.
If one cannot even get a decent meal daily, it's likely he think nothing is free.

that and recognition if lacking tend to let people down. But yes Maslow's pyramid , or some other way of finding fulfillment and joy :)

According to the song it is.

Bing Crosby, Sam Cooke, The Ink Spots, The Beatles, Barrett Strong, The Flying Lizards, Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross say they are. :-)

yes. :)

Define free.

tree

Yes😊

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

Yes @ned, smile and hug from children or people are free and the best !

Yess, Friends and Fammily are the real value in life.
Them in front of monney, they came and goes as they want. :p

If you have money the best things are free, if your poor the best things(food, shelter, health) will cost you deeply.

Nothing is free, we always pay with our time and effort.

Deep question. I think the answer must be a personal one, from the individual being asked.

Depends on how shallow you are.

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

One has to be very lucky to get something for free.

Maybe the love of your family during the first years of life is free. But after that, you always have to do something, to get something back.

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love is the best thing in life (to me)
so yes!

I think it's not. People pay for all. But we pay not only with money, I think.

They definitely are. When I'm forgetting this I just take a hike in the mountains and my belief that the best things are free is confirmed. In addition, experiences tend to be more valuable than physical things, at least in my opinion

yes sir,Happiness is free, but that's a good question.

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