The Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)

And yes, if you rephrase it that way, it is much more likely that I would answer that question the way intended (though not certain, because then there's the question of what you mean by "things" - objects? States of being? Capabilities? For instance "the ability to read" or more broadly "the ability to communicate"? Or do you want to limit it to individual tangibles like coffee -- but then your prior answer of "love" doesn't fit...)

Yes, I analyze almost everything like this. It's how I write.