“SIMPLICITY” is the Best!

“Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.”

~ Plato

Simplicity is a great virtue which one can observe in life. We are rightly advised by the wise elders to believe in simple living and high thinking. We should observe simplicity in our food habits. We should take simple but nourishing food. If we are children, we should take milk, butter, bread, vegetables, curd, cheese and fruits.

Simplicity is the ultimate the form of sophistication.”

~Leonardo Da Vinci

We should avoid fast foods. If we are grown ups, we should take less fat and salt, but we should take vegetables and fruits in abundance. In all cases fast food, fried items, soft drink and alcoholic drinks should be avoided. We should not smoke at any cost. We should also observe simplicity in our clothes. We should not wear very tight clothes which make the movement of our limbs difficult.

“Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

We should observe simplicity in our speech and manners. We should be sweet, polite and humble in our talk. We should not boast, nor should we try to bully others. We should never lose our temper under any circumstances. We should be honest and straightforward in our dealings.

“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.”

~ Leo Tolstoy

We must have a simple life-style. We need not run after fashions. We should not spend more than our means. Our house should be built in a simple, cute way. We need not have very expensive gadgets in our houses except. Those which are essential for leading a comfortable tension-free life.

“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.”

~ Martin H. Fischer

Simplicity means centering in on that which is important and letting go of the rest. It can mean living with few possessions and entanglements, but more broadly it is an attitude, an approach to life.

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”

~ Hans Hofmann

Simplicity allows us to consume less. It differentiates needs from wants and places a priority on the needs of others over our own wants. It also allows us to accomplish more of what really matters. When we approach a task or conversation with an attitude of simplicity we strive to keep ourselves focused on the essential core rather than getting lost in a clutter of distractions and embellishments. We listen for the same in the words of other people. Simplicity helps us to maintain clarity of mind and purpose.

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”

~ Lao Tzu

Simplicity is believed to be the ability for one to express what is on his/ her mind in a plain and orderly manner. Most of us have the ability to explain ourselves in a clear and concise manner, but yet still, we still find ourselves have little problems in clearing our head in other to get a clear thought to be expressed in a way that it would be understood.

“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.”

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow