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So here we have two statements and we have to determine whether each is true or false.
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Statement one, that possessions do not reflect or contribute to identity greatly, that is false.
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You know, you're going to have people who are materialists and people who aren't, and there are some people who definitely shy away from material possessions.
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But very often, the things that we own and the things that we seek to buy reflect our personality, reflect our lifestyle tendencies, reflect how we perceive ourselves, and therefore they do contribute to our identity, whether we want to or not, especially in our consumer culture.
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Statement two, if we unintentionally lose our material possessions, we can experience intense grief.
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That is true...