Feelings developed to serve a function, they drive us. Desire for something drives us to do what it takes to get it. Fear of losing something drives us to protect it.
It is only natural that we won't feel those feelings for things that we have and aren't threatened.
As of value, well, I believe we do have value for the things we have, but we don't often check that value. It's like pain. When you're in pain you notice it, but when the pain goes away, it is much harder noticing it's not there any more, you have to be very mindful of yourself to be able to do that.
If I think about things that I have, and what value they have to me, I can tell they do. Some of the things, anyway. There are definitely things I have acquired and then didn't have any desire for.
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This is so beautifully put and thanks for providing a different view point to the idea I was discussing. The example of pain is really on point!