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THE HEALING POWER OF MINIMALISM

I remember living in a small, crowded town in India, watching my parents struggle for money and being told every day that life is easy only for the rich. It was sad to see the people of such a beautiful country, graced by the mighty Himalayas to the north and the ferocious Indian Ocean to the south, competing with their own for resources every day. Just like in any other place in the world, everyone always talked about having a big car and a big house.

This social programming reeled me in as well, and the goal of my life was to end up rich and “successful.”

Putting all of their faith in me (God knows why), my parents spent most of their life savings on sending

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