Human race is probably cursed to value things only when they don't have it. When we have something, we don't value it till we lose it. We tend to not value what we receive in life because we demand out of life what others have.
If we will look for something in the wrong place, of course there is not chance we will find it. We unfortunately keep seeking things we desire outside us, example seeking happiness outside us when it is an experience within us. In the end we don't learn anything from life. We only end up spending our life seeking outward gratification, pursuing experiences not meant to be in our path.
Life is not an outward journey, it is a journey inwards. The experiences that we have, we carry it till the end of life and take it forward beyond life, that is into death. Death is then a new journey not to be dreaded but something to look forward to.
Freeing yourself from all attachments is what prepares you for this new journey ahead. It is the path on which you will tread alone with the messages you have received in your lifetime. We are attached to our body when you are not even living in the same body you came into this world. We are attached to our thoughts and emotions experienced by the mind, when the mind experiences numerous transformation from morning to evening of the same day. The same is with relationships, identities, material possession which all form our EGO.
If only we could flow through life detached as observers, staying in full awareness and in gratitude of the experiences we receive through life. Life will then be a beautiful journey. Detachments and awareness maybe a long call for most of us living in this digitally addictive world. Waking up with sense of gratitude and ending our day thanking and valuing what we have is something we can and is worth practicing to start with.
You will then find yourself receiving more than you asked for from this lifetime and to leave behind what you cannot take on the other side of this journey other than your growth as a spiritual being.