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Minimalism

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 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
-Leonardo Da Vinci
Living a simple life has always fascinated me. My life revolves around my friends and family. They are enough to give me all the enjoyment I need. I do not require materialistic things to complete me. I am neither a fashion buff nor I have craziness about branded clothes. I get whatever I demand from my dad. Even though I am simple like other I celebrate my birthdays with huge cake, hang out with my friends often, and splurge on a nice hotel. I do all that makes me happy.
 But sometimes we often complain of not having contented life. We compare our lives with our neighbors or friends or other family. Due to all this I see a world around me everything ballooning out of shape. Cars are the size of school buses, houses are as big as convection centers, shopping mall are the size of pentagon. It seems greedy to take more than my share of water, electricity, gas, ozone, food and goods. I think bigger is blander, and when everything is too big, the earth’s infinitesimal beauty gets blocked out. If everyone lived smaller, perhaps there would be more for those who have little.
Even now, when I looked inside my crowded closets, I feel wasteful and disrespectful of the fact that my life is full. It’s like winning a race with unfair advantage. It’s easy to b outlandish if you have enough money. But not everybody can be satisfied with what they already have.
I have exactly enough to live a lonely life, and I believe that having enough is more than plenty. 

Comments

  1. Meet Vekaria14 June 2013 at 19:05

    Simply started - perfectly ended.
    Nice topic to wander around as life's an endless race where people strive for more & more.. but where does it end, when should we stop..! Nobody knows...
    So put in a sentence or two, I think we should be satisfied with what we have and should aim for simple goals - goals that Are needed for you and not the goals that you want to achieve...
    Anyways.. Nice start.. :)

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  2. Pranjali Bhatt17 June 2013 at 23:40

    Thanks a lot Meet!! Even I have the same view but we cannot change the things...so let it be...just hope that the life get better than the what it is at present!!

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  3. Unknown22 September 2013 at 13:11

    A really good start .. a beautiful topic u chose ....

    If only people would understand "THE THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE ".. :)

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  4. Pranjali Bhatt28 September 2013 at 04:51

    Thanx a lot Swara..!! :):)

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  5. Pranjali Bhatt28 September 2013 at 04:51

    Thanx a lot Swara..!! :):)

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  6. Unknown19 December 2016 at 00:09

    Good one!!

    Live simple, Achieve high!

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