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Henry David Thoreau, an American naturalist and author, made the classic secular advocacy of a life of simple and sustainable living in his book Walden (1854). Thoreau conducted a two-year experiment living a plain and simple life on the shores of Walden Pond. He concluded: "Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify, simplify!
In a culture dominated by consumerism, the Focolare Movement offers a stark contrast. This lesser-known movement, associated with the Catholic Church, encourages its members to live simple lives ...
Daniel James Shellabarger (known as Daniel Suelo, or simply Suelo, and The Man Who Quit Money, born 1961) is an American simple living adherent who stopped using money in the autumn of 2000. [1] He was born in Arvada, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, and lives part-time in a cave near Moab, Utah when he is not wandering the country. [1]
Many plain people have an Anabaptist background. These denominations are largely of German, Swiss German and Dutch ancestry, though people of diverse backgrounds have been incorporated into them. [2] Conservative Friends are traditional Quakers who are also considered plain people; they come from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds.
Amish rules allow marrying only between members of the Amish Church. The elderly do not go to a retirement facility; they remain at home. As time has passed, the Amish have felt pressures from the modern world; their traditional rural way of life is becoming more different from the modern society.
Spunky 100-year-old who 'has no censor, lives life to the fullest' has simple tips for long life. ... I’m 99, I’m not looking to pick you up, but I like to talk to people,’” she recalls.
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