Better to be simple - else misery and anxiety

You get a beautiful house, car, wife or husband - whatever you have you immediately start thinking that everyone wants it, because I am enjoying it so much, everyone must want it. Then you become fearful and suspicious of everything and everyone. There is no happiness in even having these things - it just brings about misery and anxiety. We cannot even trust our friends when you are attached to things in the material world - it is a fact. Then how is it that many people in this world remain good friends. Even amongst family members how many people really trust each other because everyone has their attachment, everyone is afraid that somebody may want to take something that I have, this is envy. So it is better to be simple.

(Source: H.H. Radhanath Swami)