The Gita also emphasizes that everything in the material world is temporary. Everything we acquire through our hard work will eventually diminish in quality and value. Gain and loss, victory and defeat are the dichotomies of the world of matter. All matter—clothes, cars, houses, gadgets, and even our bodies—must decay and eventually disappear. Even our relationships can lose their charm after some years. Ultimately, death will separate us from everything we own and love.
