Using Simplicity to Refine our Lives

Using Simplicity to Refine our Lives

Wooyoung Kim

Leonardo Da Vinci once said “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Simplicity can make you feel higher than someone else in an urbane sort of way. As dictionary.com defines it, simplicity means absence of luxury and ornaments. To give up luxury for someone else can make you as sophisticated as Da Vinci.

But sophistication in a person can also mean refinement. Albert Einstein once said, “The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.” Refinement is its own reward, in many ways. Refinement can help make someone feel more welcome by letting you focus on them more. Refinement also lets you focus on what matters more. All in all, refinement is a big part of simplicity.

But simplicity, more broadly is an attitude, a way of life. Living simply earns you respect from your friends and family. Yet simplicity requires maturity, an attitude acquired after years of life and experience. Simplicity must be obtained over time and experience, not given. I have found a video that really shows how simplicity can demonstrate our refinement in our everyday lives. http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/82-Taxi

This week’s query is: How can we use simplicity to make our lives more refined?