Minimalism

Not to be confused with the artistic meaning of Minimalism, where the artist does as little as possible, explicitly, while conveying a deep meaning, implicitly, to draw the audience's full attention to the details of the few visible aspects of the piece, be it music or a painting; the minimalism I am talking about is a philosophy that I, myself, live by, because I am selfish, afraid and a miser.

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The core of minimalism is this: There is enough in this universe to see to man's needs, but not his greed. However, some might argue that there is no arbitrary line where need turns to greed. I beg to differ. Need is defined, by myself, not as the requirements to simply survive, but the desire to obtain whatever is needed to thrive, to provide an environment where mankind's greatest potential may be brought forward. Greed is the desire to obtain for the sake of having it, perhaps simply because he wished to be richer than his fellow man.

It is not need, man's imperitive to thrive, that will bring this world, and the fates of future generations to ruin. It is the greed of man, the wish to hoard and to indulge, because it is not only the depletion of the resources of the world, for it is a given that when man reaches the stars, resources can and will be found elsewhere. However, greed deprives required resources from those that need it, and those who have not the means to survive might be the ones who hold the keys to mankind's advances.

The greatest waste of a life is to go through it without bringing advancement. It does not matter if it is personal, or if it is helping those with potential reach it.

-Gabe