What are friends for if not for helping you move heavy furniture hither and thither.
There was a lay buddhist who lived by the rule of 100. In his simple home, he had 100 items... his rule was to never have more than 100 material possessions. a mattress counted as one, a bed sheet was another item, a fork was another... one hundred objects and no more. anytime he acquired or was gifted a new item, he must get rid of something to keep the number below 100. I want to live like this. i want bare empty walls that echo my footsteps back to me when i come home from work. i want a chair. a table. a lamp. for one.
I never want to move house again. I will never have to.
but its hard to live with few things in my new home when my mom keeps decorating the place with things i don't want during the day when I'm at work. fancy bookcases when i want disposable lightweight particle board shelves... vases with live plants when i want institutional severity.
so many thirtieth birthdays...so many people having babies...
There was a lay buddhist who lived by the rule of 100. In his simple home, he had 100 items... his rule was to never have more than 100 material possessions. a mattress counted as one, a bed sheet was another item, a fork was another... one hundred objects and no more. anytime he acquired or was gifted a new item, he must get rid of something to keep the number below 100. I want to live like this. i want bare empty walls that echo my footsteps back to me when i come home from work. i want a chair. a table. a lamp. for one.
I never want to move house again. I will never have to.
but its hard to live with few things in my new home when my mom keeps decorating the place with things i don't want during the day when I'm at work. fancy bookcases when i want disposable lightweight particle board shelves... vases with live plants when i want institutional severity.
so many thirtieth birthdays...so many people having babies...
His name was Daud. he played sad sounds.
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