possessing…

You never really possess things.
You merely hold them for a while.
If you are unable to give them away, you are held by
them.

Whatever you treasure
must be held in the hollow of your hand
as water is held.

Clutch at it
and it is gone.

Appropriate it to yourself
and you soil it.
Set it free
and it is forever yours.
—

When millionaires die and people ask, "How much 
did they leave?" the answer is of course,
"Everything."

And sometimes, "They didn’t leave it. They were
taken away from it."
—-

When the sparrow builds its nest
in the forest
it occupies but a single branch.
When the deer slakes its thirst
at the river
it drinks no more than its belly can hold.

We collect things
because our hearts are empty!