Simplicity





“Nature is pleased with simplicity.”–Sir Isaac Newton




An English philosopher, Jeremy Bentham said that human beings are under the sovereignty of two masters; pain and pleasure. It is true that we are pleasure seeking and pain avoiding creatures by nature! But remember nature is pleased with simplicity, don’t you think our lives would be more easier if we tried not to complicate things?

Yes, life is not easy but why complicate it more than it already is?! Why can’t we try to loosen up and only seek happiness for ourselves and everyone around us? 

Aristotle said that for human beings to be happy they ought to avoid extremes and drive for the mean in all their actions. But the reason why most of us can’t be happy is because we settle for less or itch for too much. 

We all love to sit under a cool weather and nobody likes it when it rains too much or when there’s sun burn, we like the moderation. Same thing with life, don’t settle for cowardice or go for rashness when you can simply be brave; don't be a people pleaser when you can simply be friendly, don’t torment yourself by thinking you are not enough and don’t pride yourself in thinking you are better than others, by that you’ll avoid pain and seek pleasure.  But don’t over indulge in anything, instead live in simplicity and happiness will come your way.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, live by that.



                                                             ~Divine



             


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  1. Umuhoza Rwamu DeniseSeptember 24, 2023 at 1:03 PM

    My first time on your blog, Divine, how authentic and lovely. This blooms my soul with kindness❤️

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  2. Esther🌝May 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM

    I might say am so impressed by you Divine… good one girl😊🫶🏽♥️

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