Thoughts on Living a simple life
“The human idea is to transform life into something more excellent then itself. We may compare existence to raw material. What it is, matters less than what is made of it, as the value of a work of art lies in the flowering of the workman’s skill. We bring into the world with us different gifts: one has received gold, another granite, a third marble, most of us wood or clay. Out task is to fashion these substances. Everyone knows that the most precious material may be spoiled, and he knows, too, that out of the least costly an immortal work may be shaped. Art is the realization of a permanent idea in an ephemeral form.” (17-18)
Propose a question that one does not rise to a specific point without struggle? Simplicity, lies in spirit where it essence becomes intangible, it cannot be inherited. It is gained through “laborious conquest”. (18)
Posted on February 12, 2011
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