Absolutely. What you say is completely true. And at least I, over the years, have been able to confirm it as well. The message and reflection of the story is not a question of adopting political, philosophical or religious positions, especially from a material point of view. It is a profound and overwhelming reality that generally affects most people in the manner so precisely described. I have seen it very closely and I have witnessed it from the first row.
And that's why I've been using these mottoes for so many years:
1.- "Richer and happier is not who have more but who need less"
2.- "Once achieved a minimal threshold is richer & happier who needs the least"