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A Simple Life (3 mins)
A submission about a simple life should be simple, here are a series of quotes from Seneca, who will illustrate the point for us:
“A man who examines the saddle and bridle and not the animal itself when he is out to buy a horse is a fool; similarly only an absolute fool values a man according to his clothes, or according to his social position, which is only something we wear like clothes”- Seneca (Letter XLVII)
“It is a great man that can treat his earthenware as if it were silver, and a man who treats his silver as if it were earthenware is no less great” - seneca (Letter V)
“Philosophy calls for simple living, not for doing penance, and the simple way of life need not be a crude one” - Seneca (Letter V)
In my opinion, living a simple life is the easiest way to achieve happiness. Presence and gratitude are key pillars to live this way. Part of living a simple life is to take care of what is truly yours: Your mind, and your body. Living simply does not mean to vegetate, to be unkempt, to devoid yourself of responsibility. Your responsibilities are what make your simple life meaningful. Every step you take should be fulfilling a responsibility, and thus, every step is responsible for your simple life. Every step is responsible for your meaning because every step is essential and therefore meaningful.
Take pride in your mental health, your physical health, your hygiene, your cleanliness, your appearance, your home. “Anyone entering our homes should admire us, and not our furnishings” (Seneca - Letter V).
“Praise in him what can neither be given nor snatched away, what is peculiarly a man’s (…). It is his Spirit. Man’s ideal state is realised when he has fulfilled the purpose for which he was born. And what is that reason that demands of him? Something very easy - That he live in accordance with his own nature.”- Seneca (Letter XLI)
“For those who follow nature, everything is easy and straightforward, whereas for those who fight against her life is just rowing against the stream.” - Seneca (Letter CXXII)
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A Simple Life (3 mins)
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