"Material things aren't important at all"

A pleasant day Porcospino, With reference to your main topic, for me, material things are still important to me since these things are the fruits of my hard-earned money. Same thing, if any of them got lost or broken, I would get angry but only to some extent.

She is a very wise woman. I know what you mean about losing the "big" material possessions. Because some of them have memories on them that you can't replace (such as the photos etc).. But still I would rather lose those than a family member/friend.

Material things would matter to me if they helped me lead a comfortable life. I indeed know where to draw the line.

I feel the same way as you do. Those things that you have mentioned would certainly make me annoyed if I were to lot any one of them. But it is incomparable to a loss of a family member or friend. We should learn not to attach ourselves to material things and money because they are things that just "accessories" to liven up our everyday lives. A person'e life means more than anything else.

I dont really agree with that because everything has a value. You can only not care about something if it doesn't have any value to you. I value my things especially that i dont have so much of it and the effort I've put into getting them isn't something that i can just throw away easily,

Yes, material things are easy to replace but all others can't. You just need money to replace all material things but relationship lost of family members in different. The lost of thing wherein stored important documents and valuable items is very hard to replace, if not hard to re-construct, for sometimes we don't have enough files on hand to replace what was lost.

i used to think that material things were important pretty much until my dad passed away and then when i helped my mom clean out all his stuff, it really changed my opinion because 'you can't take it with you' is a reality and sure it is nice to have stuff but is it really needed? i would probably be upset if my tablet was stolen (i don't have a cell phone) but would be way more upset if a family member had passed away.

Well, I have really never been a materialistic person, so I really do have to say that the things really don't matter all that much to me. If I was faced with making a choice between the latest and greatest video game system and helping out a friend of mine in whatever way, I would choose to help my friend out every time. In fact, I am the kind of person that would give the shirt off of my back if there was someone that needed it more than I need it. So I suppose that I am saying that I agree with this statement one hundred percent.

Our lives involve the growth of modern technology since unless you're living in a cave, I bet you'll be angry if you lose your laptop, or cellphone, or whatever cool gadget you have. For me it's normal since it represents my hard work. I get buy these things because I worked hard for them. I didn't buy them to break or lose, I bought them to use.

What she said was true, but sometimes those things are quite relevant in terms of its value depending on how it was acquired. I mean, if something is my given my parents, then the value would be something more personal than monetary. I guess i'm a little bit sentimental when it is related to those kinds of stuff.

Hey, if my friend wasn't intentionally break my things, like the cell phone, or computer, I won't get angry. Because accident might happen, and he/she might not intend to do it. I would choose to forgive, in return, I hope that my friend would do the same to me. Actually, it was depend on how your weigh your material world against friendship. I hope people would understand it too.

No I don't agree. If I have to work/save hard to buy something, are treating it with care, not only because it did cost me money but also because I intend to do with it forever (so no more wasting of money, saving energy the environment) I do not like it if others steal it, damage it and force me to make more costs. I do think it's not important to own a lot (like my granny said: what is the need you can't take it with you into the grave anyway), it's also proved that people who have savings (money) are way more happy as those who own a lot of stuff/property.

I agree with what the woman said, but only to a point. Of course the loss of a loved one is much more devastating than the loss of a material item, but that does not mean that material items have no value. It depends on what kinds of items you are talking about. If the items make my life easier and more comfortable, yes they have value. If they make a job easier for me, yes they have value. For example I would rather have a home than sleep on the street. I don't need a big mansion, but having a home, a material thing, makes my life a whole lot more comfortable than being homeless. My bed is a material thing, but it makes my life more comfortable than sleeping on the floor, therefore it has value to me. Tools to do a job make the job easier and therefore have value. However, a ring on my finger has very little value to me, other than me having something pretty to look at. It makes no difference whether I have a 2 carat diamond or no diamond at all. Having a big ring does not make my life more comfortable or easier for me. Therefore, it all depends on what kinds of material things you are talking about.

I feel its okay to get angry but one shouldn't blast off the roof. You can tell it to the person in a calm manner and try and put some sense into them only if it happened due to their negligence. If the reason is something genuine then its okay

Material things would matter to me if they helped me lead a comfortable life. I indeed know where to draw the line.

Hi, I would agree if I am not in the material world. You see, I am so attached to what is material that I would die without them: food, air, water, sunlight and all the things in the environment. It is a lot of humbug that anybody is not attached to the things material in the surroundings. The immaterial world, while being an integral part of our life is also important but without the material component, maybe I would not be around to appreciate them.

Yeah when it comes to what is most important I agree with what that woman said. Our family and friends should be the most important in our lives. We never know what could happen tomorrow or the next day so it's vital that we let them know how much they mean to us. I do agree that there are a lot of memories that we hold on certain items that is important to us but when it comes to always just trying to buy and have the newest and latest things then that in itself isn't important. There are so many people who always have to have the best of the best when it comes to material things and they are often times willing to sacrifice what is most important to get it.

I agree with her. But, I have been this way all my life. People are more important than belongings. I have never been one for material things. Of coarse, i get upset at losing something important. But, i get over it. Doing thing and spending time with people are more important than belongings.

I would have to agree with the woman. I've never been materialistic; oftentimes when my boyfriend asks me what I would want as a gift, I simply would not know what to say. Of course I do have some things that I want, but having him is a gift in itself. Sometimes he does insists and I'd just suggest we can do a fun activity instead. I think experiences are much better. They create memories that are worth treasuring. :) Buying necessities is not being materialistic. I think being materialistic is tied w/ buying unnecessary wants and believing that these wants will only be the one to give you happiness. Relationships and memories are the most important things, in my own opinion. :)

I agree with the sentiment of what she said, but to say "material things aren't important at all" is a little extreme. As someone else pointed out, there are many material things, such as a house, a bed etc, that whilst not always 100% essential, they make life more comfortable, safer, etc. Often times material things can save lives, too. Although I don't think the woman was talking about that really, I think she was talking more generally, and I like what she said. It's good not to place too much importance on (most) material things, because the majority of them, as she said, don't *really* matter. It would be an annoyance if something broke, like your cell phone, but I do think it's pointless getting *too* upset about it or placing too much importance on it. If I couldn't afford a new one though, I would probably place more importance on it than if I could just buy a new one.