The interpretation is correct: the pleasure of possession is a lie; the greatest pleasure is mental and spiritual.
Yeah! Thatβs exactly what popped into my head! I like this painting and Saint Thomas in general! I really like the apocryphal gospel of Saint Thomas and I was just talking about this part of it earlier w someone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_empty_jar?wprov=sfti1#
The interpretation is correct: the pleasure of possession is a lie; the greatest pleasure is mental and spiritual.
AMEN!