Most humans see owning stuff as a good thing. The more stuff, the better.
But is that actually true?
"Other animals don’t anguish with such existential troubles," wrote Walt Whitman.
"They are so placid and self-contain’d," he said. "They do not sweat and whine about their condition. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins… Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things.”
Viewed this way, material things are only a burden. The possessionless free animals have it better than we do.
I would like to be a raven for a day, to be completely liberated from the mania of owning things. And I don't own much.
But that 24 hours would be enlightening.
It takes time and practice, but eventually we can attain a more natural and beneficial state where we too are free from being demented with stuff.
As usual, living simply helps, and is a great start.
You still won't be able to fly.
But you will feel a lot lighter, and your spirit will soar.