Forster's essay talks about the effect of owing property using religious allusions. In his experience, he shares the effect the wood he bought has on him. One of the religious allusions, and the most meaningful to me, was when we mentions that it is easier for a "slim camel passing through the eye of a needle and being woven into the robes of God" than "a man of weight getting into the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew 19:24). He goes on to say that The Gospels think property is sinful. Ending his first paragraph with "my wood makes me feel heavy", indicating the manipulation the wood had on him. In my opinion, the quote "man of weight" means man with a lot of properties, and according to the word of God, We should guard ourselves against greed, after all our lives are not determined by our possessions (Luke 12:15) . What weights in the eyes of God is the good we do in the world. Furthermore, He expresses how owing properties makes us greedy, and how all the foolish desires make us ungrateful for what we have.
