I believe the best answer to this question lies in a verse by the renowned poet Bhartṛhari, from his Nītiśataka:

क्षान्तिश्चेत्कवचेन किं किमरिभिः क्रोधोऽस्ति चेद्देहिनां
ज्ञातिश्चेदनलेन किं यदि सुहृद्दिव्यौषधं किं फलम्।
किं सर्पैर्यदि दुर्जनाः किमु धनैर्विद्याऽनवद्या यदि
व्रीडा चेत्किमु भूषणैः सुकविता यद्यस्ति राज्येन किम्॥

kṣāntiścetkavacena kiṃ kimaribhiḥ krodho.asti ceddehinām
jñātiścedanalena kiṃ yadi suhṛddivyauṣadhaṃ kiṃ phalam |
kiṃ sarpairyadi durjanāḥ kimu dhanairvidyā.anavadyā yadi
vrīḍā cetkimu bhūṣaṇaiḥ sukavitā yadyasti rājyena kim ||

Meaning of the verse – If there’s forbearance, what’s the need for armor? If there’s anger, what is the need of foes? If relatives, what is the need of fire? If there are friends, what is the need for medicines? If there are bad people, why fear serpents? If you have good knowledge, what is the use of wealth? Why need ornaments when you are modest and can blush beautifully? When you have poetic talents, what can a kingdom really do?

So, there are certain things that, even if attained, may not fulfill our desires, and certain things that remain valuable even if they elude us. I’ll leave it to the readers to decipher the wisdom in that.