We live in a world that values ownership. “Mine” is a word we use all the time: our house, our car, our phone, even the people we love. But the truth is, we truly own nothing. Everything we think of as ours is temporary. Things break, get lost, or change value. Relationships shift, people grow apart, and even our own bodies, the closest thing we have to ourselves, are borrowed from life and will one day return to the earth.

Change is everywhere. Life is always in motion. Our possessions, our surroundings, and even we ourselves are constantly changing. The more we try to cling to what is fleeting, the more stress and disappointment we invite into our lives. But if we can see things as they really are, temporary, we open ourselves to a new kind of freedom.

This isn’t about caring less or giving up on life. It’s about changing the way we think. When we stop believing that anything belongs to us forever, we can enjoy it more fully, appreciate the present, and worry less about losing it. Accepting impermanence helps us relax, because we no longer struggle against the natural flow of life. It allows us to focus on what truly matters: how we act, how we treat others, and how we respond to the world.

Understanding that we own nothing brings a kind of mental rest and acceptance. Stress fades when we stop trying to hold on too tightly. Life becomes lighter and more present. Every object, every relationship, every experience is a temporary gift. When we realize this, we start to measure our lives not by what we hold, but by how fully we live.

Owning nothing, yet fully living, is not empty, it is liberating. It frees us to experience life as it is, with all its changes, and find peace in the one thing that is truly ours: the way we choose to live.