RE: Becoming minimalist: when having fewer possessions means living a better life
Listen to you nay-sayers!! I thought this was actually a practical
and realistic, down to earth, regular-guy type of project! You act
like he suggested getting rid of all possessions and becoming a
monk or something. I didn't see any 'holier than thou' attitude in it.
Books? Well, I think many people collect books for two reasons.
One is the collection that includes our favorites that we read over
and over and pick off the shelf to show a friend a line or two, or in
my case, a picture or a beautifully designed graphic - they are
connected to our development and knowledge - the other is to
demonstrate our worldliness and to have resources at our
fingertips at all times. The latter, is silly, the former, sentimental,
but I admittedly subscribe to both, having my own diverse
collection at the ready.
Clearly the other commenters are not thinking of the fact of the
lifestyle of US'ns as being too possessive - we have more stuff
per capita than any other country. Having things, the latest
things, is part of what is making our economy look desperately
overwrought, what makes unemployment a longer term issue
today - because we can't feed the habit of 'stuff' indefinitely. This
article shows that a typical suburban family can be conscientious
and cut back on their possessions and that it can lead to a better
quality of life. What is wrong with that??
