We shouldn’t call something truly “ours” if it doesn’t belong to us as human beings. Things like wealth, status, or comfort aren’t necessary for being human, and human nature doesn’t promise them or need them to fulfill its true purpose. If they were really part of our nature or essential to our goal as people, then it wouldn’t make sense to admire those who give them up or endure their loss calmly. But in reality, the less a person depends on these things—or even when they lose them and remain steady—the more admirable they are. That shows these things aren’t truly good, because real goodness lies in what strengthens the human spirit, not what feeds ego or pleasure.
