“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” -C.S. Lewis
In the same way, our goal should not be to own fewer objects simply for the sake of it. Our goal should be to develop a healthy relationship with the objects in our life – our consumption of them and desires for them.
Our goal should be to reach a state where we think about them less, thus allowing us to think more about other topics.
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