War showed us how little we really need things. My wife and daughter in England and I in Ukraine rely on a simple list every day. Turns out, about 80% of the stuff in our Kyiv apartment is filled with things we wouldn't even miss if they disappeared.
As long as life goes smoothly on its tracks, it feels like carrying the extra burden isn't that hard. The true cost became clear when we moved from one apartment to another a few years ago. Paying the movers and arranging the items in the new place, I started to question the wisdom of possessing all this "treasure."
Owning anything is not just the privilege of using it. But also it is the burden of preserving it from decay, damage, theft, and so on. Additionally, purchasing freezes financial resources and limits mobility. However, even a high price isn't a problem if we have a clear answer to "What for?".
In other words, what purpose does this thing serve? Either you use it often, so it helps the pulse of life, whether it's business, family, education, hobbies, sports, coziness, or art. Or you keep the thing for protection from sudden blows of fate. Everything else is extravagance, laziness to think, and nonsense. At the very least, let decisions be intentional.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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