"When one begins to practice simplicity, the ego is deprived of the very strategy by which it sustains itself. Nothing will deflate the ego more effectively than to be recognized for what it is. It lives by pretension. It dies when the mask is torn away and the stark reality is exposed to the gaze of others. Simplicity also avails in braking the tyranny of things. Ostentation, artificiality, ornamentation, pretentious style, luxury--all require things. One requires few things to be one's self, one's age, and one's moral, intellectual, or spiritual stature. What one is does not depend on what one has.
Albert E. Day
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Albert E. Day
More at http://dochr.org/about-us/our-founder/
Artwork by Laura Lee Cundiff http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/laura-lee-cundiff.html
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