"What Do I Still Lack?"

The rich young man in today's Gospel asks Jesus what he must do to gain eternal life. (cf. Mt 19: 16-22). Jesus tells him to keep the commandments and specifies which ones.  The young man protests that he does keep them and still feels something lacking.  "What do I still lack?" (Mt 19:20)
The answer is startling:  sell his possessions, give the proceeds to the poor, and follow Jesus.  I often wondered if he was kicking himself for asking as he walked away sad, still a prisoner of his possessions.  And what about us?  I would guess we too find something awry in our lives, something hindering a total commitment to follow Jesus.  It may be our possessions, our things, or our own opinion, or our own self-righteousness or selfishness.  Can we cut ourselves loose from them or will we also walk away sad?  Instead of thinking we have to unload our "possessions" immediately and all at one, it might be more doable if we take one at a time and gradually make our way toward our goal.  A good pace with all of this might make it actually happen.  Let's ask Jesus for help to do this, but at all cost, let's not turn our back on his freeing advice.
Bro. Rene