"It is of the highest urgency that we invent new ways of living that are sustainable......With conscious simplicity, we can seek lives that are rich with experiences, satisfaction, and learning rather than packed with things."-Duane Elgin. I chose these quotes from The Choice for Simplicity because I agree with what they state. I agree with this entire passage and not just the quotes I chose because I think we do have to find new ways to live that will make things more simple. But with this particular quote I agree because I believe that without the constant want for so much excess we would be able to have better experiences in life.
I think that the first part of my quote I chose spoke to me so much because a lot of the stuff I have done so far in this school year reflects a lot on the constant state of our environment. I think that the way we are currently living is not okay. If we stayed more simple then there wouldn't be so many problems with our environment. I think that creating a new way of living doesn't mean completely changing the way our society is and saying goodbye to the things we love because they aren't needs. I just think that a lot of the things we do in society nowadays isn't necessarily smart, and that doing things differently would be. If we just made some changes to the way we live then our environment may heel, it is very important that we at least try because at the rate we are going many species will be extinct and the earth will be in bad condition. The way we are living is not sustainable and isn't okay, changing doesn't mean changing everything, but giving up some things that aren't really necessary.
The second part that I quoted spoke to me in particular because I am always trying to get more satisfaction out of every opportunity that is given to me and try new things. I think that simplicity is wonderful because without the worry of so many things our minds stay clear, and give our lives much more purpose. I think that this part of the passage is about living life to the fullest and not worrying so much about the little things, and instead just to enjoy your life. I think that without so many things we would be able to live much more purposeful lives instead of worrying so much about things just try to think more simple and just enjoy what is given.
I believe that the power of Simplicity is something that everyone should have, the constant want for so many things isn't necessary. If we lived simpler than our lives would be much clearer, and we would exceed further then we could imagine. But being simple doesn't necessarily mean giving up everything, just some things so that our lives aren't so cluttered with our wants.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
This I believe
This I believe
I believe that you can do anything you set your mind to and that if you try your hardest and never give up that you will do good in life. So I think that no matter how hard something is, if you get passed it things will get easier. I think that I have taught myself these beliefs because when I feel down, and I’m sad I just try to push through it because I believe after that things will get better or easier.
I think that in my life there are times where things have put me down, and made me sad, or maybe something just turned out differently than I expected. My beliefs are tested because I feel depressed and like not doing anything But this is where my beliefs come in, there is something in me that always makes me want to move on and get better. Because I know that once I am through the bad, I will arrive at something good, and that all I have to do to get to the good is push through the bad. This is why I think my beliefs will never change too much, I think there is something inside of me that makes want to get through the bad. Because I know that no matter where I am and how bad it is that if I push through it, it will get easy again and I will be happy with where I am in life.
I use this in my daily life because when I am doing something that may be hard I know that I have to try my hardest and that I will persevere if I do this. I think that without my beliefs I would let things eat at me instead of moving on. So I try to live in the present instead of the past as much as I can and not worry about what will happen in the future so much because I know that I will prevail so long as I try my hardest in whatever I am doing.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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