I’ll admit I was drawn to the idea of minimalism majorly because of excessive Instagram scrolling of aesthetically pleasing living rooms and wardrobes and less because of the deeper meaning behind this lifestyle. Consider it like a swimming pool, you can only understand the actuality of the water temperature and the depth only once you take a dip in it. Here, let me share with you one essential principle and backbone of Minimalism that I’ve understood as a result of my dip into this lifestyle.
Minimalism is intentionality. It is something you cannot get the hang of just because of societal pressure or acceptance because you will get bored out of it unless you absorb the actual essence and beauty of it. It is a life choice that you force upon yourself for the consequent changes it brings into your life. You understand the crux of prioritizing objects in your life which eventually also reflects upon your personal life choices too like relationships, hobbies, etc., because once the external clutter has been omitted, that’s where the internal comes into play: your deepest thoughts and issues that have been pent up and need to be released. Absorb it like a breather from your otherwise modern mania of a life. In today’s world everybody is hurried and entangled and rushing. Minimalism shows you how you can slow down and take a break, disengage for a bit and only focus on the definite essentials and significants. A section of our society has a belief that minimalism is not adaptable and suitable for all, what I feel is that it comes in all shapes and sizes and just like the correct pair of shoes, you have to pick the one that is the most comfortable for you, the one that blends into your own persona effortlessly. The only rules you have here are that there are none. All you have to do is find the perspective that suits you and brings to you the contentment of appreciating life a little more in ways you never saw before.
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