I hear this a lot from the people of wisdom and age. One must persue simpler things in life. What exactly the phrase ‘simpler things in life’ means? Is there a list of things somewhere that I’m missing out?
Next time somebody tells me, I’m going to make him/her sit down and ask to list what exactly that means, but until I meet somebody with such ghari gharaee philosophy, I ask the audience at large to give me some examples.
Last I knew, good food, heartwarming company of friends and relatives, and fair amount of sex on weekly basis (or perhaps daily; depends on the temporal scale you prefer, rest is simply an arithmatic multiplication - and this last one is suffeciently simple and self-explanatory, Johny, so no need to dwell too much on it) was pretty much it. If that’s not simple enough then what is? Even wanting childeren and mowing your lawn over the weekends sounds pretty simple to me (even the yearning to grow dandelion on the side is not that complicated). So what complicated stuff these people keep talking about?
PS. I’d understand if the moderator moves this thread to General but in turn he should also understand that next time he’s gonna have to walk back home from Brooklyn Bridge.
[This message has been edited by Roman (edited March 14, 2001).]
Enjoying the simpler things in life has to do with living happily in a small two bedroom townhome rather than a six bedroom mansion with a tennis court and swimming pool.
It has to do with driving a Ford Escort instead of working your butt off to be able to afford a the latest model Mercedes.
It means you can enjoy being with friends because they are your friends instead of "contacts". Because they provide you with nothing more than a few laughs in a relaxed atmosphere.
Rom. An example of simpler things in life will be taking the public transportation from the Brooklyn Bridge as opposed to your black ass Honda. Actually, simpler in this context is implied (simple vs. extravagant; and not vs. complicated as you are implying.). It is to live with modesty and not be bogged down with internal and external expectations. Much like drinking tap water as opposed to bottled even if the tap water is lot more nutritional. Simple as opposed to stuck-up.
I love simple things in life, I wish everything in life was as simple as could be.
That's it!!! anybody who's naashukara enough to insult Monique's body part that comprises of an 'a' and two 'Ss' is unworthy of being chauffeured (I looked up the spellings) around the city and served with paayaay and cholay (No Chann ji, I'm talking about chic peas [No Johny, I'm talking about channay]) and tadoori roti.
And shame on the moderator to use the word - he must be immediately fired, executed, and sent to FAQ to spend rest of his tenure at gupshup.
Chann ji, that was such a na samjh meiN aanay wali gal again - I was looking for a less deeper thought on the topic.
Muzna, I do find 'Ford Escort' a complicated piece of machinery - things can be simpler than that. Plus don't you want to be identified with the desi culture by rather owning a Honda or Toyota (or even Nissan for those who know less)?
It comes down to what is essential to your well-being and what isn't. What is an intrinsic part of your life and what things you can do without.
It's about getting down to basics and going after the little things that make you happy in the present, rather than striving for equivocal and unattainable things which will only provide you with happiness temporarily.
Human beings are so greedy - we always want more than we have.
I suppose in order to define/pursue simple things in life, one may be searching for where the true happiness lies. Simplicity lies within the fact of being happy/content with what you have; to look at those less fortunate than yourself and thank God for what he has blessed you with. Try to find the best within you and around you. If you do that, there may not be any need to search for simple things.