Live Simply So That Others May Simply Live
Simplicity is a challenging idea for many educators new to Quakerism. I often define it very simply with kindergarteners as thinking about what we need rather than all the things we want. I connect that thinking to the global thinking routine, the 3 Y's.
- Why might this matter to me?
- Why might it matter to people around me?
- Why might it matter to the world?
Below is an excerpt from a recent article in Friends Journal. It really expounds on the idea of Simplicity and the possibilities, ramifications, effects on the larger world.
From Philip Harnden in Friends Journal, 1/1/2018:
“Live Simply So That Others May Simply Live.”
“That message seems ready-made for Quakers, with our thrift-store wardrobes, our decluttered homes, and our plain meetinghouses. When we practice simple living, we collectively say a resounding no to the consumerism, materialism, and waste of modern industrial society.
But how often do we ask ourselves whether our simple living actually does enable other people to live? By living simply, do we really touch the lives of other people in the places where they hurt the most? And how attainable is a simple lifestyle for most Americans today?”
Read the full article here:
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