As humans, we often confuse desires with needs. What we want, we desire, aspire for may not actually be our requirement. Minimalism is the latest buzz word attracting many, with people of excessive means following it more than an average one.
The concept is simple. Get only what you need and not what you want. While the concept is beguiling, the fact of the matter is we are almost always driven by our desires our wants and that is what actually drives us. We want to earn more because we want to buy bigger houses, bigger cars, wear branded clothes. But as the materialistic surplus mounts, our wants take a different form and shape. When we know we can buy what we want with the money amassed, it just stops giving the same pleasure. We start looking for something meaningful and start exploring other means of satisfaction, happiness.
Ultimately, it is only about your desires and wants. Traditionally, we associate desires with money, love and materials. Desire can take any form or shape. Desire to innovate, to do philanthropy, bring about a change around us, even move away from materialistic world. Eventually, you can be happy, contented, at peace, if you pursue what you desire. When you know, you tried your best to get what you wanted. It doesn’t matter if you follow minimalism or maximalism, the only thing that matters is to pursue What You Want.