True possessions

We don't own anything; only those things that we take with us when we depart the material world. We certainly acquire possessions that we get to enjoy during our stay but we eventually must leave them behind. Their use is an advantage or privilege given and not a true possession. What are the true possessions then? Nothing for the body and everything for soul: intelligence, knowledge, virtues, and morals to name a few. These are the ones we take with us and nobody has the power or the right to take them away.

Whenever we travel, we take the essential things for the trip - toiletries, an extra set of clothes, etc. We don't take our furniture, the $120 dollar coffee maker, plasma TV, every piece of jewelry, etc. The same concept applies when we depart this life. We need to start making provisions for those things that will be useful in the future and not in our current stay.

A traveler arrives at a guesthouse and he is given a beautiful and comfortable suite if he has the ability to pay for it. If not, he receives a less comfortable one. If he has no money to pay for the room, he is either kicked out or told to stay in the lobby and sleep on the couch. The same thing applies when we get to the "other side." Our "position in the guesthouse" is subordinate to what we possess but it is not paid with money or gold. No one is going to ask: How much money did you have? Did you graduate from college? How successful were you in your business or line of work? However, you will be asked: "What virtues are you bringing?" The amount of money you possessed is not important. The sum of your virtues and the quality of your heart is the ticket to a five start hotel. If you lack them, get ready my friend because you will be sleeping underneath I-95 for a long time.