The joy of being simple

Being simple. That is what this is all about. Being simple not in terms of what one wears, where one goes or how one speaks. Being simple from the inside.

If I was asked to define or give a meaning to “Being simple”, I would say it is being content with the simple things of life. And what “simple things” means probably varies from person to person. For me a simple job that gives me enough money is probably simple. My wants & needs could be simple.

There is this show on a TV Channel called, Deal ya No Deal. The first host of this show was Madhavan, the actor. One day they had a coolie special. In the course of the game with one coolie, Madhavan teases the coolie who is a big fan of Karishma Kapoor, by asking him who he would like to go out with if he wins the prize money – Karishma or his wife? The coolie says “My wife, She is the lakshmi of my house”.

That statement by a small town coolie left me thinking. It touched a chord somewhere. A simple man likes Karishma Kapoor and it just ends there. For him his “ghar ki lakshmi” is over & above someone he fantasizes about. Is that being simple? Frankly I don’t know. So may be being simple means one can have desires but should still be content with what he has. Now, that is easy said than done. It has to come from inside. There should be a feeling of “Yes I’ am happy” from the inside.

No tensions, No worries. Not wanting to be ahead. No desire to earn those extra thousand bucks. A simple comfortable life. No pressure to prove to someone that you can also buy a car.

The term Simple is actually not simple enough. It means giving up on all the worldly pleasures. No not really on the lines of a Sanyasi but basically being able to know as to where to draw the line. No show, No pomp. Small desires, nice & likeable. But it really is a very difficult thing to be like that.

Being Simple - Content - Happy - Satisfied.