How are material possessions not as important than true love?

Obviously this is a matter of opinion and experience.

I personally believe humans were created in order to have relationships with other humans - after all, our ability to relate - on emotional levels - is one thing that separates us from animals.  Ultimately, one of the deepest emotions two people can experience together is true, unabashed, unconditional love.  From experience I can tell you that it is a feeling that no amount of personal possessions can imitate - no matter their worth.

You can find this theme throughout literature as well - the idea that all material things will eventually fade away - deteriorate, lose their value, etc. - but true love lasts forever.

Consider when people are on their death beds - what do they wish to be surrounded by?  Their big house, car, and a print out of their stock portfolio?  Obviously not.  They wish to be surrounded by the people they love most.