Its' Just "Stuff"

Some of us are guilty of hoarding, keeping, and collecting things that would best be thrown away. They take up space. They can cause a house to look like a pig sty. Perhaps many of us have tendencies to save and collect. I guess there is nothing wrong with wanting to hold on to certain things: favorite sweaters, books, and magazines. Or maybe souvenirs, mementos and keepsakes. Boxes, jackets, toys, gadgets,
tools, clothes, sports equipment, and the list goes on. Somebody told me once: "If I don't use it for one year; it goes in the trash." What about photographs, paintings and other objects of art? Its' just "stuff." Yes,some may say, but some "stuff" is valuable. Sell it, then. What about jewelry? The good thing about jewelry is that it does not take up too much space. The bad thing about jewelry is if it is very valuable it needs to be well hidden; and it can cause the owner to be paranoid. Some people steal, kill, maim and destroy to obtain stuff. Stuff is attractive. Stuff is valuable. How about those people who lost absolutely everything but the clothes on their backs in fires, floods and other disasters? Some were actually happy. How could they possibly be happy? They were alive. The rest is just "stuff."