Timeless Simplicity by JOhn Lane
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:31 am
Many thanks to OJ for sending me this - sorry can't find the original thread which said who I was meant to send it on to - have a feeling it was Milims? If so please PM me your address and I will happily forward it.
An excellent book - admittedly struggled with the first 1/3 which is mainly philosophical and explores the theory behind consumerism and where it goes wrong.
But the remainder was beautiful - it really helped me calm down and come to the realisation that it really is OK not to buy stuff I don't need. Lots of descriptions of people who live happily with nothing and really thought provoking quotes and stories.
Should be compulsory reading at secondary schools.
An excellent book - admittedly struggled with the first 1/3 which is mainly philosophical and explores the theory behind consumerism and where it goes wrong.
But the remainder was beautiful - it really helped me calm down and come to the realisation that it really is OK not to buy stuff I don't need. Lots of descriptions of people who live happily with nothing and really thought provoking quotes and stories.
Should be compulsory reading at secondary schools.
