Replacing them with what? Those things give people a motivation to complete their goals.Would you ever consider replacing medals/decorations/awards that were stolen/lost, or would you consider this too vain?
@Jim Say you misplaced your military medals but think your kids might want them one day in the future. These can be easily replaced by contacting the military branch. This is more of a no-brainer to me. But what if you had a number of trophies that were stolen? Let's presume you have pictures of you receiving these trophies and that a local trophy shop could easily replicate them. Would it be vain to seek replacements? What is the difference between getting trophy replacements and requesting the military to reissue some medals? The situations seem similar but feel different to me.
From what I've seen, when you die, nobody wants your trophies. Many people collect things that nobody wants when they're gone. As an old man, I like having my trophies around to remind me of the days when I was good at something. If I replaced them it would be for me, not someone else.