Find joy in simplicity from "summary" of The Book of Mirdad by Mikhail Naimy
Let simplicity be thy keynote. For in simplicity is joy. The wise man seeks not the complicated, the convoluted, the labyrinthine. He seeks instead the straight and narrow path. The path of simplicity. For in simplicity lies truth. And in truth, joy abounds. Simplicity is a state of being. It is a state of mind. It is the shedding of all that is unnecessary, all that is superfluous, all that weighs the soul down. Simplify thy thoughts, thy actions, thy desires. Let go of the excess baggage that hinders thy journey. Embrace instead the lightness of being that simplicity brings. In the simplicity of a single flower blooming, a single bird singing, a single ray of sunlight, lies the beauty of the world. In simplicity, the mysteries of life are revealed. For complexity obscures, simplicity ill...
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