The opposite of simplicity, as I understand it is not complexity, but scatter, clutter, weight. Returning from a journey ... I yearn to pare my life down to essentials. I vow to live more simply, by purchasing nothing that I do not really need, by giving away everything that is excess, by refusing all chores that do not arise from my central concerns. I make room for silence. I avoid television with its blaring novelties, and advertising, with its phony bait. Whenever possible, I go about town on bicycle or on foot. I resolve to slow down and savor each moment instead of always rushing on into the future.
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