We tend to define ourselves by our jobs, our social status, our wealth, our education, our material possessions - our houses, cars, clothes etc.
But can you walk away from your current life? Can you leave it all behind? Can you start a new life in a new way? Or are you emotionally and psychologically attached to your current life?
What if the things in your current life were taken from you? What if you lost your job, your house, your possessions? How would it affect you? Would you be devastated or would you find a new simplified way to live?
We need to simplify our lives and focus only on meeting our basic needs - food, water, clothing, shelter, healthcare, education etc.
We need to stop obsessing about acquiring things, we need to stop trying to get as much as possible. These things don't make us happy.
The only thing that makes us happy is connection, connecting with others in a deep meaningful way. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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