I’ve stripped my life down, ” he told me. “I don’t need much. I have all the company I want to keep right in here.” He shot himself in the head with his fingers. “People don’t understand about the need to live simply. They make appointments all day. They even schedule their own deaths. The first time they’ll have freedom to really be themselves is when they no longer exist. But up here, there’s nothing but me and the sky. A million billion stars. Holly Black
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Albert Einstein said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” The idea that the ability to enjoy the simple things in life is what makes life worth living. What makes life worth living is your ability to appreciate and enjoy all the simple and authentic things in life. As we grow older we tend to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life and forget that we should be enjoying the simple things that we have. We need to live simply and stop worrying about things that we can do nothing about.

Source: Geektastic: Stories From The Nerd Herd

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