Simplicity Essay

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Simplicity is a term for a lifestyle that has gone in and out of fashion; usually with the economy. You hear it alot when we are in a downturn, people touting "living simply", "simple living", "living green". And this is good. But, Simplicity isn't a fad or a trend, it is a way of life- a philosophy and a way of looking at things that doesn't follow trends of economic cycles. Simplicity means living with less because you WANT to, not because you HAVE to, and having the choice to do the things that bring you real happiness, not the fleeting high of a new outfit. It means living lean and not having so much "stuff" that it owns you, and the "stuff" that you do have has special meaning.
There is a famous saying that it is simple to become difficult, but its difficult to become simple, taking this saying further I say its too difficult to understand simplicity. Its a very relative term and thus the thing which is simple for one person cannot be the same for other person. Being simple and sober attracts many people but still now a days people become more materialistic n difficult to understand..

People like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa in today's world people like Sachin Tendulkar are very rare to see. These people attract many people towards their personality without doing anything.They don't have to do many things to reach to the people or to get connected with people.These people are like magnet.

Is simplicity inherent or a person can become simple by practice is the big question...really there are several people who are at times very simple and down to earth in nature, but at times they show different shades in there life... one thing is for sure that nobody is good or bad, everybody has grey shades in their life.

Even god some times shows different shades, just for example if we see lord Rama, he ate fruit which where given to him by a woman named Shabri
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