However, your life cannot be determined by your wallet, money is a good servant but a terribly master. The intention of God is that you have control over money and not the other way round. When a person loves material possession so much that he can't get along without them, he opens himself to much suffering, both physical and mental, in truth he becomes a slave to the things he owns.
Some people, for example, have taken foolish risks to keep their riches intact. They have died rushing into burning houses or were killed because they stubbornly resisted armed robbers. Apparently they felt that without their material possessions life would not be worthwhile. Others, when forced to part with their wealth, have been thrown into agonizing despair, even to the point of suicide.
