Courage

True Needs

True Needs
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  • Your actual needs are small. As humans, we only have a few basic needs like food, water, and security to live with our friends and family. We can manage with it just like most people had to cope with even less during wars.

  • Don’t be like most people who are never satisfied in life, and monetary success and things don’t give them happiness anymore. Sometimes having less and wanting less gives you more freedom and allows you to stop participating in the rat race cycle.

  • Do more with less, and never forget how you started, no matter how great you become. You’ll be much happier once you accept that you don’t need a lot to survive.

But that’s just my take. Comment and share yours.

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Written by Garv Chawla · Stoic of the Day
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