When we own something that is of high quality, we don’t need to replace it. It’s kind of like a car that is reliable and has plenty of miles left in it, or tools that are just as strong and durable as when they were new.
Owning these quality things brings a sense of confidence in our lives. We can trust on them to do what they are designed to, and don’t have splurge money to replace them. They don’t break easily, and they have a consistency that makes them dependable.
We might see something new in a store or in an advertisement and be tempted to buy something that we already have. It’s not that the product is necessarily great (how could we know if we don’t own it), but our want stems from the fact that it is new. We believe that newer things are better than older things, forgetting the proverb: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Fallton Havenstonne 