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Beauty In Simplicity – Chapter 1

Posted on April 22, 2008 by creditdusters

“Stop this train, I want to get off!” – Vanilla Ice

Yesterday I touched on the fact that I am soul searching for the simple life. My wife and I used to think the Amish had the answer. I now know, as I mentioned, that I do not have to buy a farm and work the land in order to embrace a life of simplicity.

We all yearn in some way to get off the roller coaster. This life is going way too fast. The highs are way too high and the lows…well that’s for another post. It does help that Laura and I have our own company and we are able to set the pace, which we have, but it goes so much deeper than that. Anyone can set their own pace.

I am learning that there is a lot of work in achieving simplicity. You are going against the culture of working till late at night to get the car (Lexus SC430, anyone?), the big house (Is it on a golf course?), and all the latest trappings. I feel as if I have to daily reboot my hard drive so as not to get caught up in the emotions and desires of consumer America.

We have had friends “upgrade” to that life and we have watched them become isolated from what really matters. I am not anti-wealth. The question is and will always be in my mind, “What price am I willing to pay for it?”

Is it ever enough?

John D. Rockefeller was asked by a reporter when he was at the pinnacle of wealth and late in his years, “How much is enough?” and John D. in startling honesty said simply, “Just a little more.”

What else needs to be said?

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