The Art of Traveling Light Through Life | Minimalist Philosophy 

ohhhhh this s a good one. thank you for sharing it!

That's beautiful! There should be more value placed on integrity and humility. I think everyone eventually learns the importance of this in life but usually learn it the hard way.

This what made Stoics different from Cynics: It’s good to be minimalist, frugal, moderate humble and able to endure poverty, but you don’t have to show and express these things to others unless it is necessarily needed to know. To Stoics philosophical practice is their own business, keeping it safe to be practiced while being able to fit as part of the humanity.

There are some 'minimalists' on youtube that should hede this advice...

Thank you for answering me so wisely!❤️

This is so true of me and cut flowers.

Beautiful. I've always appreciated the moments of luxury I've experienced, knowing that I'm not responsible for taking care of it all. Count your blessings, indeed.

Great example. This is the same sentiment that I belief we should also have around people and relationships. Non attachment but still absolutely appreciating their beauty inside and out but never convincing ourselves we need to own them.

True! We don't need to possess something to appreciate it.

It's delightful to hear how you've taught your daughter to appreciate beauty without the need to possess it. This approach not only fosters a sense of contentment but also instills a valuable lesson in minimalism and appreciation for things as they are. How do you think this mindset has influenced her perception of material possessions and the idea of happiness?

Just because the flowers are pretty doesn't mean we need to pick them.

Good observation, agreed.

Yes, it's a temporary rush

Nailed it 🎯

One strategy to counter this is to check out material from a library, you get the same dopamine rush and won't be burdening yourself with more and more things. At least this works for some people.

Like marriage.

I believe you.

You can literally say your life is a beach ⛱️

My dream life ❤

@@anashappydays Go for it. Never lose faith in what you really want to do. All you need do is to create a job on the beach, sell something or perform some service. Am fortunate to be in Mexico 🇲🇽 where many work for themselves in informal activities. Me? Have trained birds that select inspirational and motivational quotes for entertainment purposes. Been practicing my trade up and down the West Coast of Mexico from Tijuana to Cancun for the past 25 years. Every day take a step even if it’s a small step in the direction of what you really want to do.

May I ask what you do for a living, sir?

awesome. me too. i literally tossed out about 66k worth of toys. what you own , owns you

You also have an electronic device, as you are able to post a comment here.

They could have borrowed a computer or used a library computer, or smart phone...but that could be true that they also own a laptop, but that is still quite minimal and impressive either way!@@pandoraeeris7860

I used to live like this but I got into cycling, rock climbing, camping, woodworking... You need a lot of gear and space to enjoy such hobbies and sometimes I feel the weight of these things weighing me down. Fortunately everything can be sold and bought again so it helps also to not become too attached to things, while also allowing yourself to enjoy them periodically.

Do you have any children yet?

I grew up having varying little, not living day by day but easily week by week. So seeing other people having a lot more then me made me want more “like an addition”. I worked to that end to the point of burnout, now I’m trying to get rid of all this stuff so I can live a better and more simple life. WOW!! - What a waste of time and resources.

I love this, thank you for sharing.

You will own nothing and be happy. Be sure you don’t plant any vegetables either because you want the government to control that part of your life too.

Stoicism rocks. No excuse to be stupid!

I am with you!

I'm similar. If you're not neglecting your needs and you're balanced in life then you're fine. The rest is just people's opinions. I find it usually makes them feel better about their attachment to stuff when they make your minimalist lifestyle sound crazy. 💪

Do you sometimes get stressed from trying to have to be so minimalistic?

Nice

Good psychology for people with no real problems.

I went from a 65L backpack to a 100L backpack...my burdens continue to grow. 😂

@@pandoraeeris7860 More luxury items or just food? :) I know a guy who had 35kg backpack for the Pyrenees but it was mostly a lot of food (he likes to cook, and I just take dehydrated) And to be fair - mine was 58L.

Haha cool mine is 40L and I'm 162cm tall. And a mother

@@Rig_JW I like having plenty of clothing.

@@pandoraeeris7860 And a refrigerator for my insulin, and a shower every day, and decent shelter from the weather, and a reliable vehicle, and room to plant my own vegetables for myself in the summer, and a room to store food and water, and two cat trees and toys for my one cat, toys for my dog and a big comfortable California king bed just for me and my little dog. 😂

Absolutely true! 👍

It also requires money (sometimes so little but ok)

@@dunjabakic4012 From here to New York a plane ticket costs $649. 😀👍 I earn $490 and it's not enough to make ends meet.😓👎 I'll have to use my imagination. 😁😁😋

Of course it's a luxury, try and work for 500$ per month, you will hardly get enough to pay rents and to eat, definitely not thinking about traveling to different country.

​@@MasmydaMusyThat's the reality for most of us. The idea of ​​traveling to another country is simply impossible, light or not. 🙁 Thank you for explaining it so precisely.👌 So Socrates didn't wear shoes. I suspect he didn't have to make the 2-hour walk from his house to work. He also did not have to pay for electricity, water, internet, etc. For him, it shouldn't have been difficult to go lightly through life. 🤔 What I do know is that he used to surround himself with young and beautiful male apprentices. To talk about philosophy, of course. 😁 Greetings from Chile! 👍

I go in and start thinking- more stuff for the landfill. 😵‍💫 I start feeling overwhelmed and anxious. Who buys all this stuff?

But you have a vr 🗣️

Minecraft has a ridiculously huge inventory though for what it is. Have you seen the videos of the guy KurtJMac just travelling through Minecraft spawn to "The Farlands" he started 13 years ago and I think he keeps it minimal

No car or even a bicycle?

@@CarlCampbell he didn't elaborate; personally, a car is indispensable where I am.

Mindfulness and meditation is the cure for that.

Try some yoga too. Mindfulness is good.

We are getting ready to do something similar

I have done that. Now i find myself in conversations saying i had one of those, i had that book or movie, etc. i could not unload my album collection.

A great adventure - all the best

I dont think loneliness comes from those around you it comes from within. I get what you mean tho. I am alone but i dont feel lonely. Others make me feel lonely because of my differences. But cutting off loved ones to come after some philosophical ideal should be the very last thing to do before you go to another country alone or whatever man. Because we survived in tribes back in the days. If you dont "need" ur parents anymore then dont cut them off to become a stoic man or whatever. You will still need people even alone, maybe just for societal goods ot services. Please dont miss the point.

Unless with things you love you mean weed or cigs or pc or whatever, then go for it free yourself

Solitude = originates from self. Loneliness = originates from others (close to you). Isolation = originates from society.

My siblings have become religious extremists; I don't even recognize them anymore. They have devolved into seething toxic balls of hate & division. My parents were smart, positive and accepting people. Religion has destroyed my brothers and sisters. I had to let them go because we are strangers.

i love myself=i'm always with a loved one. & one person's lonliness is another persons solitude. i prefer solitude, but whatever.....

That’s ok

Way to miss the point.

@@thefonzkissm-and just how did I miss the point of a minimal approach to life? Triggered much?

​@@thefonzkisslmao you missed the point. Meneer einzelganger has not yet discovered ghetto washing of clothes. If he did, then he would pack two shirts aswell. 2 socks. Etc. I do the same. Just put the wet clothes between some towels. Stand on it, jump for joy, and you have drained enough water from them so they are dry the next day. 🎉

Yeah me too wash clothing in my hotel sink😂

Me three.

Agreed

" but you can only travel with such few belongings so freely, because you still rely on other people or businesses to have the usual comforts ready for you to use. " I see your point, but if he pays for it he helps that business make money. So what is wrong with that? What I really don't like is when people travel basically with nothing and take advantage of other people. "somebody will give me some food. Somebody will let me sleep in his house, use their bathroom etc.." It is disgusting to me. That person who is helping works hard to have what he has and there comes some "free spirit who doesn't need anything" and just uses uses resources of other people.. I see this A LOT nowadays.. But that is not the case of this youtube creator obviously. He has plenty of money and he can buy what he needs on the spot.. Nothing wrong with that at all.. The only think I would add is that maybe this youtube creator is not realizing that not all people want to travel and be free like that. There is a lot of people who have a dream of staying at one nice place in their home with their family and live there happy until they die..

​@@jirihutecka9020agreed, and to "travel light," one must be able to travel, at all. Twenty years ago, people may have been enslaved by debt because of their glutting themselves with things they don't need. Now, most people slave away just to remain housed, fed, and clothed. It does take some money - some - to travel light.

​@bobtaylor170 Somewhere I read a quote from Gandhi along the lines: 'It costs my friends a lot for me to live poor.' In some ways, we always live off our environment, there is no way around it.

@@montegrifo yup.

​@@jirihutecka9020sim, eu odeio viajar, já me mudei 6 vezes e é muito ruim. Quero viver em uma casa até o resto da minha vida, tendo apenas o necessário para viver uma vida leve.

It took me many years to come to the realization that modern day “collecting” is a socially acceptable form or hoarding.

​@@robertjones9006 Agreed. It is an excuse to justify hoarding to compensate for a need, whatever that need is.

Yup, also a minimalist mindset idea that comes back in Stoic philosophy is the following: Seneca would sometimes go days without eating or drinking anything but bread and water, even though he was rich. Just to make it clear to himself that he could live with less. Love this idea!

I agree! Very excited by this topic and would love more.

Especially about family, kids etc.😊

Ah yes, comments.

What is this “life” you speak of?

@@-KorruptionOfLight-Ah yes, comments about life.

@@sagarravalia2345ah yes, comments about comments about life

I suspect Socrates would find that silly as Im guessing part of doing that is to try and change people. If other people want to buy a load of crap...let them

@@skyblazeeterno your guess is a good way to stay ignorant i suppose. It actually points out the obsession people have with acquiring more than one needs wasting ones life accumulating trinkets and bobbles to display them for self gratification only to miss out on the true value of living

Good to see another Lithuanian here!❤