Material goods...

Dear son,

Try to remember that it's nice to have nice things, like nice toys, clothes, computers, cars, whatever, and that you should try to keep them nice, but don't drive yourself crazy worrying about them. Nice things, whatever they may be, are meant to used, enjoyed, benefited from. Furthermore, you will discover that some people will have nicer things than you, and others will have things not as nice as you. What a person has or doesn't have is not what defines them as a person, and that's not the way to judge them. Decide for yourself if a person is worthy of you knowing them based on who they are, not what they've got.

Love,
Dad