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“Waste is a failure of the imagination.”
I came across this quote today, and it resonated with me, as a minimalist.
When we buy stuff we don’t need, spend money we don’t need to spend, or cling to items we have no need of, we fail to use our brains and our imaginations.
If we don’t need it, why buy it? Surely the resources are better used elsewhere, on someone – or something – else.
If we don’t need to spend, why spend it? Money is time and energy, both of which are finite resources in our lives. Use money wisely, treat it well, and we’ll be happier and healthier as a result.
If we no longer need something we own, why keep it? Let it go, and feel lighter and more free.
Our society as a whole has become incredibly wasteful. We live in a time of single-use plastics, fast fashion, junk food, and planned obsolescence.
Waste is a failure of the imagination.
Craft, care and skill seem to be leftovers from the past. Nothing much seems built to last, or made for genuine human benefit any more.
Yet within this world of so much waste, there is a movement for change. Minimalism is a part of the change for the better.
Minimalism gives us the opportunity to use our minds, think outside the waste, and move on from throwaway culture.
I believe that happiness begins with care and respect for others, care for ourselves, and a willingness to be better than the lowest bidder in life.
It’s time to end the waste, end the trashing of this planet, and to create a fresh way of thinking that places value on our resources and our lives.
What do you think?
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