St Dorotheus of Gaza is so great !
Amazing, too, that he addressed this same topic so far back in time.
As a sidenote, I remember one emigre from a good Bulgarian Orthodox family who related, 'My van just got stolen with x amount of money, and this and that" - I have forgotten the list of major items because this was back in the early 80s. He was an analyst at a major "think tank". Yet his attitude was different from most people who were brought up here in comfort and luxury.
He had had to escape the Communists and had harrowing experiences. Therefore, he learned well what is more important in life.
He smiled nonchalantly, "Big deal, it's all easily replaceable" and changed the subject to what evil strategies the Soviets were perpetrating on their satellite countries. Obviously much more important, affecting millions of people's lives.
I was amazed hearing this casual reaction, for to me it would have been a traumatic loss. I had never heard anyone shrug off such a problem.
So, Abba Dorotheus' words really leapt off the page at me, for I always stored up that one example of putting no value on material goods.