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A simple life with simple pleasures. Does it sound good to you? To some, the poetry of a simple life is an aspiration.

They are not many, but the number of those who seek a more relaxed lifestyle grows every day.

While the large mass shows to be adept of the benefits offered by the big cities, slowly man shows more and more to be tired of this urban routine, maddening.

Pollution, jammed streets, noises. There is a forest of buildings to get lost in the horizon, hiding the sun and the sky.

All contributes to the stresses and anxieties of the contemporary man.

When young, it is natural that people wish the challenges and facilities of the big cities, which offer objects of desire in every corner.

They are the wonders of technology, the trendy bars, the designer clothes, the beautiful offices, the careers.

All this has tremendous allure. But, slowly, it is possible to see that this model is getting empty. Some sort of tiredness can be noticed.

An expression has got space: quality of life. They are each day bigger the number of people who wish to go back to the ideas of a simple life, a home in the country, some strict contact with nature.

They want to breathe the pure air, to see a golden sunshine, to spend nights in the tranquility of a lazy hammock, to chat in the afternoon.

The feeling is that the Humanity is, after all, noticing life is more that these fleeting pleasures.

The reasons to the exhaustion of the urban lifestyle are the unbridled consumerism and the sensation of being in a permanent rush.

At work, the challenge is the competitiveness that hits the human being and consumes him, turning him into a cold piece of gear.

It is a perverse process that sucks the energy, stimulates the jealousy and turns into enemies the ones who should work in harmony.

And there is a question that uses to be asked to whom is in this whirl: Is it possible to live simply in the big cities?

Is it possible to reconcile the demands of a career, of a social life and of a family with a milder routine?

The answer is... Yes! It is possible to reconcile all this. It is not an easy task but it can be done.

This is possible because simplicity is not done by external demonstrations. It is a state of spirit.

We do not need to dress old rags, not even give up a normal life to be simple people.

The simplicity is in living a day by day life without unreasonable demands. Whoever chooses to life simply, uncomplicated the day by day.

Many times we get lost in details that are completely unnecessary. And, with that, we make our life and the other´s unbearable.

Observe cautiously and you will see: we require too many things that are minimal, things that we do not even remember anymore after a while.

So, the option to live simply is, before anything, a way to thank God for all we receive.

Simplicity is to have dreams. But, if they do not come true, for some reason, yet life does not lose color. That means, even with the thunderstorms, the contentment remains adamant.

Do you want to be happy? Be simple. Try the pleasure of the things around you!

Look upon the sky, see the clouds dyed with gold in the infinite blue.

Listen to the sound of the spontaneous laughs, feel the freshness of a glass of water, the taste of a fruit, the serenity of a well sleep night.

See the beauty of books and songs. Who has said there isn't pleasure in the tiny things God has put within our reach?

 

Spiritist Moment Team.
February 04.2011.

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