"He who is richest is content with the least."
Today's Question
Does your sense of 'sufficiency' come from the quantity of what you possess, or from the space created by letting go of what you don't need?
The paradox Socrates shouted in the marketplace
Socrates often smiled while walking through the crowded markets of Athens. He believed that as possessions increase, true freedom decreases.
After looking at the countless goods, he told his colleagues: 'How many things there are in this world that I do not need!' He sought abundance not by increasing what he had, but by decreasing what he didn't need.