An evolved mind can understand that it is better to need less than to want to have more, the sheer vulgarity of excess. Christ said, ‘Life consisteth not in the abundance of things one possesseth.’ Albert Einstein, the great scientist, said wisely, ‘Use for yourself little but give to others much.’
In a world dazzled and seduced by superficial needs and wants, where every event is a spectacle and extravaganza, a person’s value is often judged by status and wealth. Yet, those devoted to simplicity experience a satisfaction and joy akin to discerning a universe in a speck of sand. Amid the obsession with materialism, minimalism stands out like asceticism, with the quiet contentment of an ascetic.