Base desire for base needs, food, water, shelter, air, is not the same thing as desire for stuff, recognition, status, success, which are ‘things’ that bolster egos need to be seen as special or better than.
All of the above can still be enjoyed as long as it is felt, understood, that these things are not to be over identified with as the core of ones self and self worth.
I enjoy my lifestyle but am fully prepared to lose it all, and while I might not be able to say I would be happy, I also would not end up committing suicide over loss of stuff or status. lol
You can always tell the ones that have become overly identifed with a particular status or way of life, if they lose it, they often do become suicidal, have nervous breakdowns, as they built their entire identity around a job, relationship, there physical looks, athleticism etc.
When the whatever goes, and it always does, sooner or later, they fall apart as they lose their sense of self along with the material or physical or emotional losses.
Yes, hope is cerebral…meaning it is nothing more than a thought form.
Hope is a wish.