Simplicity Query

How can we focus on simplicity to unclutter our lives?

By Mia

A Greek philosopher, Plato, once wrote, “In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.” Plato was trying to say that to find where you want to go in life, you first have to simplify your world. When Plato says, “…one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life,” he doesn’t mean you have to get rid of all your possessions that seem non-simplistic, such as cell phones or computers, he’s trying to say to people that you must go forward in life with the mentality of simplicity.

There are many people that have very busy and stressful lives being kids, teens, or adults. To have a simple life, you must cut back on distractions and complications, and just focus on the important things in life. You can sometimes forget the essential things like family, friends, education, and having fun. Thoreau, an American, poet, author, and philosopher, said, “Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.” Sometimes in life you need to just take a moment and think about everything that is important.

I created a video that’s about the small things in life that are truly important. I hope that it will make you understand the necessities in life.

The small, essential things right now will one day be the big things in your life that you will always want to remember. Today’s query is, “How can we focus on simplicity to unclutter our lives?”