From the perspective of life, material things can be directly defined as the wealth of possession. Matter is the basis of individual needs, without material support, how to achieve demand? The economic base determines the superstructure. The foundation of the economy determines the height you reach at the level of demand.
Matter is the basis of survival. Food, clothing, shelter, and other necessities of life are inseparable from material things. The same is a serious illness, some people, cured of the disease, only need to pay about one-tenth of the medical expenses, some people a disease, that is, a lifetime of debt, and even more can not afford to cure the disease can only wait for death. If materials are not satisfied, survival is difficult to guarantee.
The substance determines the lower limit. Material things determine the basis of life. People's lives are not the same, it is impossible to be on the same starting line. Of course, the cold door can produce noble children, and if the children of rich families work as hard as the children of the cold door, the achievements they can achieve will be unrepeatable. For example, Gu Ailing, her father is an American, but also a high-achieving student at Harvard University, and her grandfather is an excellent student of Stanford University. My mother graduated from Peking University and Stanford, and was a member of the speed skating team of Peking University and a ski instructor. Her grandmother and grandfather are not ordinary people, grandma is a famous women's basketball player at Shanghai Jiaotong University, and her grandfather is also a football assistant at a famous school, and she is very good at various sports. Overall, even if Gu Ailing does not choose to ski, her life is exciting enough. Matter determines the lower limit of her life, which is how many cold doors are out of reach.
Material things affect feelings. Feelings are often not tested. Feelings without material basis are like castles in the sky, mirages, which look beautiful but will slowly disappear. Love is based on material, and there is bread before there is love. The first thing the poor do is to fill their stomachs, and then to have a shelter and have a daily subsistence. Eating a life without a meal, the first thing to think about is to find bread, love will always come second, and feelings will never transcend matter.
Substance is really important. No matter how rich the spiritual world is, it also needs to be filled, and the primary goal of a person who regards money as dung is to live.