Ignorance Is Not Bliss

Job security in a career that brings more than enough money home for unlimited clean water, food abundance from a quick grocery store trip, a strong roof over our head, at least two vehicles per family, education, plenty of clothes and shoes. These are just a few of the things that we take for granted and expect, and because of that, it is easy for us to be ignorant to all of the physical struggle all around the world. I want to live a much simpler life because that is where I will find pure joy and real gratitude. I think the best people to teach me that are the ones who barely have a roof over their head, have no job security, own no car, walk several miles for cloudy water, struggle to find food, own very few clothes and a pair broken shoes. If you can find any sort of contentment there, then you are the richest person on earth. Why? Because you can have so much joy with very little possessions, and that is a beautiful thing.