minimalism

In fact, the relationship between health and development is much stronger than people think, but it is not easy to discover. The connection between them can be discussed separately from the world and the individual.

From a macro perspective, the development of the world and the consumption of people have led to the reduction of human habitat. The burning of oil, of natural gas, of coal, of all the fuels is increasing the parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and making of crap that we don’t need. People should do something about that.

For the personal point of view, the different of lifestyle of people will bring different happiness to themselves. A documentary called Minimalism emphasizes: every possession serves a purpose, however, people’s desires and society drive people to get a lot of things that they don’t actually need. I really like a sentence in this documentary which is from Jim Carrey, “I wish everyone could become rich and famous so they could realize it’s not the answer”. People don’t understand what is a good life, because the hunger never gets fulfilled, people want to feel content.

In fact, getting happiness is very simple. They just need less some stuff, stress and debt, then imagine life with more meaningful relationships and more contribution and contentment. For example, we can spend more time with family, or even take some time to improve yourself.

In conclusion, I think people’s happiness index and consumption should be based on conditions permitting and necessary.