Yes, I'm beginning to see that. My grandmother passed recently, and figuring out to do with the (ton of) stuff she left behind, I've come to realize two things:

(a) it's kinda pointless amassing all this stuff, if it's just going to get thrown away, or lose its value once you die;
(b) we give objects their value, and we can take it away just as easily. I think that's how you start downsizing, maybe. Stop attributing so much value to something that is essentially, just stuff.

So yeah, thanks so much for this post. Came at a really good time for at least one member of your audience (and I'm sure more) :)