To paraphrase Lao Tzu: "The truly rich person is the one who knows s/he has enough." We have been so brainwashed by advertising to think that we 'need' so many things. These become our slave masters. As Thoreau wrote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!" And, , as the Dalai Lama says, "The aim of life is to be happy"
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To paraphrase Lao Tzu: "The truly rich person is the one who knows s/he has enough." We have been so brainwashed by advertising to think that we 'need' so many things. These become our slave masters. As Thoreau wrote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!" And, , as the Dalai Lama says, "The aim of life is to be happy"