The beginning is the end?

I heard a saying in a Taiwanese idol drama recently.

拥有就是失去的开始
(Having something marks the beginning of losing that thing)

So is it true?

Another character in the same show gave a very good answer which I agree totally:

即使拥有就是失去的开始，但毕竟也曾经拥有。
这总比从没开始来得好！
从没开始等于没有任何东西！

(Even if having something marks the beginning of losing that thing;
It still means that we have had that something;
It's better than not having anything at all!)