A couple of years back, I happened to meet a sculptor in Bangalore and spent quite a long time with him. Every creation has its own way of execution. I always wondered how a sculpture is made by a sculptor. I asked him, “How to do you do it?” He told me that when he worked in stone he removed the unwanted parts of that stone and gave life to the sculpture sleeping inside that stone. I said, “Okay.” This wasn’t a new answer, I had heard it before.
He also told me that from a very young age he had a strong drive towards minimalism, and that his minimalist lifestyle and sculptural life were interconnected. That element was new to me so I asked him, “Why is it so?”
He talked about minimalism, and said that he had only 82 possessions. He showed me a list of those – from his laptop to his cellphone and tools, his 4 or 5 pairs of trousers, shoes, books, a bike and even a bath towel. In all, he possessed only 82 things in his life, which was very fascinating to me.
One of the ideas of minimalism is that our happiness, joy and sense of fulfillment is not based on the volume of possessions we have. If you look at your wardrobe there will be clothes you bought for fun and haven’t touched for many months, you probably don’t wear half of the clothes you have often.
It is the same in a house – crockery, gadgets, décor items, books. Even the photos in our phone gallery…. We buy and possess things out of compulsions created by an external world, and this makes us miserable.
I have started practising minimalism, it liberates me in many dimensions, and today I’m grateful to this beautiful idea! If it makes sense to you, try and enjoy the minimalist way of living.
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