Ability to replace

You couldn't risk eating that forbidden chocolate bar when you were a kid not because you were obeying the rules but because you couldn't replace it.

Ability to replace is a very powerful concept.

The scale of our lavishness is extremely bounded to our ability to replace.

You can spend with ease if you can replace it likewise.

But there are things that we can't replace: Time, our attention, loved ones, and days we celebrate all together.

Eid is upon us. You can't replace it. Spend wisely.