Thursday, May 22, 2008

Simplicity

I'm sure everyone can relate to this scenari0, even if you're not a mother. It's Christmas time and you get the present your child has asked for in the last few months or maybe it's a present you picked out that you thought your baby niece would just love. After they open the present, they maybe spend 30 seconds looking at it then they turn to the cardboard box it came in. Obviously the older child will want a fort and the baby will just start chewing. Anymore, you wonder if you should just pack a box full of ribbons and bows for them to play with. Obviously, simplicity is the best. We, as adults, need to take that same concept in our lives. We don't need the huge house or the huge car. We just need each other to enjoy the moment.

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.
~Edwin Way Teale

1 comment:

SimplyDarlene said...

I agree! A simple life is the life most full of the good stuff...God, family, friends, and the freedom to do something for another. ;-) (sorry if this post more than once...my simply slow connection is messing with me today)