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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart. —Helen Keller
Oh my gosh, did you hear that the iPhone 5 will be out soon? I can’t wait. And I really must get a new pair of boots—these are so last season. Honey, we are almost certainly going to need another car this year. Well why shouldn’t we get it? I’m sure we need it. We’re just missing one more thing. I’m sure it will come in handy one day…
Stuff. Just look around your house and start counting—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 100, 300, 1000…the number rises faster than you could possibly imagine. Our lives are filled with things. But are they really necessary? Well, as the old phrase goes, money can’t buy happiness, and this month at Crazy English Reader we’ll be looking at how you can live a happier, more meaningful life through simplicity.
First up we take a look at the beneficial side of simplicity (How to Live Simply: Lessons I Learned from My Grandparents) and the lessons we can learn from this lifestyle. We next move to the extreme of the simple life (Could You Live with just 100 Things?) and discover that what we need is actually minimal—but what we want can be more than expected. By cutting out and cutting down, we can adjust our lifestyles for the better.
Next, we cut to the soul and realize that we’ve divided ourselves into complex pieces. We spend so much of our lives multi-tasking and trying to fit into different roles that we forget who we truly are. Only by learning to tune in to ourselves (The Art of Simplifying) can we truly find what matters in life. Finally, we are able to see that joy comes from the simple things in life (The Joy of Less). True happiness is achieved through the heart—not our wallets. Sure, we may have less stuff, but we are surrounded by love, and that is something that cannot be bought.
And so, we urge ourselves to live more with less. Savor the simple life. Know what’s important. After all, it might be a cool phone, but what does it matter if you have no one to share it with?
噢，天哪！你知道iphone5即将面世吗？我都迫不及待了。我真的得买一双新靴子，现在穿的这双太过时了。亲爱的，我们今年看来得买辆新车了。呃，为什么不买呢？我确定有这个需要。我们刚好还差一样东西。我肯定总有一天它会派上用场的……
各种各样的物品。环顾你的屋子，开始计数：1、2、3、4、5、100、300、1000……这些数字的攀升速度超乎你的想象。我们的生活被各种各样的物品所充斥。但是，这些都是必需品吗？正如老话所言：金钱买不到快乐。这期CR我们一起探讨一下“返朴归‘简’”这种生活方式——看看如何通过化繁为简，过上一种更快乐、更有意义的生活。
首先，我们看看简单生活的益处以及这种生活方式带给我们的启发（详见《来自祖父母的生活一课》一文）。其次，我们来看一个极简生活的具体事例，从中不难发现，其实我们所需极少，而我们的所要却可能出乎意料（详见《极简主义者的新尝试》一文）。通过多番精简，我们可以改变自己的生活方式，让它越来越好。
接着，我们回归心灵，意识到我们把自己划分成了多个复杂的部分。生活中，我们常常同时进行多项任务，试图适应多个不同的角色，以致忘记了真正的自我。唯有通过学习聆听内心的声音，我们才能真正发现生命中什么最重要（详见《化繁为简的艺术》一文）。最后，我们会看到快乐往往来源于生活中的一些简单事物（详见《简单的快乐》一文）。真正的快乐需要用心去感悟，而非用金钱去购买。的确，我们的物质生活或许不够富足，但是我们有爱的呵护，而这是金钱买不到的。
因而，我们鼓励自己尝试返朴归“简”这一生活方式。尽情享受简单的生活。明白什么最重要。毕竟，就算iphone5是一部很酷的手机，但如果没有人与你分享，那又有何意义呢？
Oh my gosh, did you hear that the iPhone 5 will be out soon? I can’t wait. And I really must get a new pair of boots—these are so last season. Honey, we are almost certainly going to need another car this year. Well why shouldn’t we get it? I’m sure we need it. We’re just missing one more thing. I’m sure it will come in handy one day…
Stuff. Just look around your house and start counting—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 100, 300, 1000…the number rises faster than you could possibly imagine. Our lives are filled with things. But are they really necessary? Well, as the old phrase goes, money can’t buy happiness, and this month at Crazy English Reader we’ll be looking at how you can live a happier, more meaningful life through simplicity.
First up we take a look at the beneficial side of simplicity (How to Live Simply: Lessons I Learned from My Grandparents) and the lessons we can learn from this lifestyle. We next move to the extreme of the simple life (Could You Live with just 100 Things?) and discover that what we need is actually minimal—but what we want can be more than expected. By cutting out and cutting down, we can adjust our lifestyles for the better.
Next, we cut to the soul and realize that we’ve divided ourselves into complex pieces. We spend so much of our lives multi-tasking and trying to fit into different roles that we forget who we truly are. Only by learning to tune in to ourselves (The Art of Simplifying) can we truly find what matters in life. Finally, we are able to see that joy comes from the simple things in life (The Joy of Less). True happiness is achieved through the heart—not our wallets. Sure, we may have less stuff, but we are surrounded by love, and that is something that cannot be bought.
And so, we urge ourselves to live more with less. Savor the simple life. Know what’s important. After all, it might be a cool phone, but what does it matter if you have no one to share it with?
噢，天哪！你知道iphone5即将面世吗？我都迫不及待了。我真的得买一双新靴子，现在穿的这双太过时了。亲爱的，我们今年看来得买辆新车了。呃，为什么不买呢？我确定有这个需要。我们刚好还差一样东西。我肯定总有一天它会派上用场的……
各种各样的物品。环顾你的屋子，开始计数：1、2、3、4、5、100、300、1000……这些数字的攀升速度超乎你的想象。我们的生活被各种各样的物品所充斥。但是，这些都是必需品吗？正如老话所言：金钱买不到快乐。这期CR我们一起探讨一下“返朴归‘简’”这种生活方式——看看如何通过化繁为简，过上一种更快乐、更有意义的生活。
首先，我们看看简单生活的益处以及这种生活方式带给我们的启发（详见《来自祖父母的生活一课》一文）。其次，我们来看一个极简生活的具体事例，从中不难发现，其实我们所需极少，而我们的所要却可能出乎意料（详见《极简主义者的新尝试》一文）。通过多番精简，我们可以改变自己的生活方式，让它越来越好。
接着，我们回归心灵，意识到我们把自己划分成了多个复杂的部分。生活中，我们常常同时进行多项任务，试图适应多个不同的角色，以致忘记了真正的自我。唯有通过学习聆听内心的声音，我们才能真正发现生命中什么最重要（详见《化繁为简的艺术》一文）。最后，我们会看到快乐往往来源于生活中的一些简单事物（详见《简单的快乐》一文）。真正的快乐需要用心去感悟，而非用金钱去购买。的确，我们的物质生活或许不够富足，但是我们有爱的呵护，而这是金钱买不到的。
因而，我们鼓励自己尝试返朴归“简”这一生活方式。尽情享受简单的生活。明白什么最重要。毕竟，就算iphone5是一部很酷的手机，但如果没有人与你分享，那又有何意义呢？