How much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He asks how much more of life we could reclaim if we valued it more than material items.
- In plain terms
- If you valued life more than things, you would have more of it.
- What can you take from it?
- Value time and life over possessions to gain more living experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you spend your life buying?
- What would you trade possessions for?
Another view
Basic goods and security sometimes require financial prioritization.
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