Having Less, Living More

Some twenty years ago, as a young student, I was on the exploring side. I packed and traveled the World on my own. I spent a month in India. I learned about the culture substantially different. What was really strange to me, back in those days, that I saw so much poverty in the cities, but when I walked the wilderness, people that lived in small shacks and ran around half-naked, in some sort of villages settled in a jungle looking surroundings, all had smiles on their faces. How could they be so happy? – I asked myself that question times and times again. They lived in wilderness and they had nothing, I though. Now I understand that stress free, self – sufficient life style brings the sense of freedom and happiness. Life can be simple and enjoyable when having less, but living more!