Do you think you will be bored and idle if suddenly you were to live let's say in a remote village near the ocean?, not many people, not much technology, not much comfort.
We're so used to a materialistic way of life that we can't imagine it to be different, and if we ever try to imagine it we convince ourselves it must be hell.
I think that's bullshit!
Humans are adaptable, if there's no tvs or cellphones to occupy our brain, why not going an adventures, to collect rocks, or learn about flowers and plants, or climb trees, going for a swim, a walk, a run in nature, with a little more items available why not read a book, or ride a bike, build a shack, sew clothes, in fact there's so much to learn and i believe we are able to make do with what is around us, whatever it is, let us be on a deserted island or in a busy city, let us see the goodness around us, we don't need much material stuff to be happy in fact, being healthy (and not much food is required to have a healthy body, just the right amount, prefer fresh food because manufactured food is shit and drugs, in our modern world we are just so used to overconsume, it's such a pity!), having few sincere friends (one or two are enough) to talk to and get comfort, and the mind to be fascinated by whatever we choose around us, picking up a passion for something, on our own.
I think we need to realize that, living happily is not a race to an hectic life-style and crazily hoarding stuff.
It's all in the simplicity to perceive the good in and around ourselves.
I like the message you say here, I agree. There is so much to discover in the world, the things we can learn are neverending. This reminded me of the first time I vacationed alone, and how when I wasn't out exploring I enjoyed my time sitting in my hotel room and looking outside the window. Some people could judge and say I wasted time, but to me that was a scene where I was daydreaming and I felt happy doing just that- watching and thinking and dreaming.
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