V
09-16-2006, 11:36 AM
"We are now so utterly conditioned by our toxic living space. Think
about it: as I rot on my ass in my shitty little apartment, I often
wonder: damn I'm bored....would love to go out and do something. But
what? All anybody does anymore is go buy shit Why else would we leave
the house? No we wouldn't. The only reason to leave the apartment is
because you need a pound of coffee from Starbucks. Or Whole Foods for
organic produce (anti-union organic produce). Everything, everything is
based on shopping and buying shit! We are now so utterly isolated from
each other, like never before."
V:
Above is a snip from a long letter I received from a fellow. He was
very detailed in his long litany of complaints with life. (a life as
most of us know too well) I can't say I argue much with his views. We
are all looking for inner fulfillment in outer possessions it seems. I
was on a forum called Internet Infidels, an atheist group. I was there
5 days before being booted out. Before I left, I posted on simplicity
and the response I received was amazing.
"Voluntary simplicity is crap"
"I don't want VS - I need electric"
"VS wont feed my cats or pay my heating bill"
and on and on. Lots of misconceptions and prejudice it seems with VS.
I have been into VS since 1996 and during that time I have had
continuos electric. VS wont feed the cats but VS will allow one to have
the proper number of cats they can comfortably have and care for in
their life. As well as a house they can comfortably afford to heat
instead of extending themselves too far by trying to keep up with the
Jones's.
VS crap?
"With the same material one man builds a palace and another only a
hovel." Russell Cromwell.
Below is part of my response to this chap as well as some posts on VS
Even if low on $, you can get out and get walking. All it takes is
boots. You can get some for $5 at the thrift store. Thoreau said that
all good things are wild and free. Nature and peace is ours for the
taking, all we have to do is accept it.
Get these books from the library, they are free:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Walker-IV-Colin-Fletcher/dp/0375703233
and
http://seoipac.seo.lib.oh.us/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1I584L56V3474.2182&profile=mfp&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!1256901~!3&ri=3&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=voluntary+simplicity&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=3#focus
and see my posts:
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19923&highlight
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=219102#219102
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19965&sid=6ebcdc7d1b3806e30f5c71513cf98c35
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19969&sid=a3d5014b8c41d8614f0407fef9b649d3
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19880&highlight
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=222031&sid=1e52d805a47a2059342c131997624d79#222031
V (Male)
For free access to my earlier posts on voluntary simplicity, compulsive
spending, debting, compulsive overeating and clutter write:
vfr44@aol.com. Any opinion expressed here is that of my own and is not
the opinion, recommendation or belief of any group or organization.
about it: as I rot on my ass in my shitty little apartment, I often
wonder: damn I'm bored....would love to go out and do something. But
what? All anybody does anymore is go buy shit Why else would we leave
the house? No we wouldn't. The only reason to leave the apartment is
because you need a pound of coffee from Starbucks. Or Whole Foods for
organic produce (anti-union organic produce). Everything, everything is
based on shopping and buying shit! We are now so utterly isolated from
each other, like never before."
V:
Above is a snip from a long letter I received from a fellow. He was
very detailed in his long litany of complaints with life. (a life as
most of us know too well) I can't say I argue much with his views. We
are all looking for inner fulfillment in outer possessions it seems. I
was on a forum called Internet Infidels, an atheist group. I was there
5 days before being booted out. Before I left, I posted on simplicity
and the response I received was amazing.
"Voluntary simplicity is crap"
"I don't want VS - I need electric"
"VS wont feed my cats or pay my heating bill"
and on and on. Lots of misconceptions and prejudice it seems with VS.
I have been into VS since 1996 and during that time I have had
continuos electric. VS wont feed the cats but VS will allow one to have
the proper number of cats they can comfortably have and care for in
their life. As well as a house they can comfortably afford to heat
instead of extending themselves too far by trying to keep up with the
Jones's.
VS crap?
"With the same material one man builds a palace and another only a
hovel." Russell Cromwell.
Below is part of my response to this chap as well as some posts on VS
Even if low on $, you can get out and get walking. All it takes is
boots. You can get some for $5 at the thrift store. Thoreau said that
all good things are wild and free. Nature and peace is ours for the
taking, all we have to do is accept it.
Get these books from the library, they are free:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Walker-IV-Colin-Fletcher/dp/0375703233
and
http://seoipac.seo.lib.oh.us/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1I584L56V3474.2182&profile=mfp&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!1256901~!3&ri=3&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=voluntary+simplicity&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=3#focus
and see my posts:
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19923&highlight
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=219102#219102
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19965&sid=6ebcdc7d1b3806e30f5c71513cf98c35
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19969&sid=a3d5014b8c41d8614f0407fef9b649d3
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19880&highlight
http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=222031&sid=1e52d805a47a2059342c131997624d79#222031
V (Male)
For free access to my earlier posts on voluntary simplicity, compulsive
spending, debting, compulsive overeating and clutter write:
vfr44@aol.com. Any opinion expressed here is that of my own and is not
the opinion, recommendation or belief of any group or organization.