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The Freedom of Simplicity - Illustration on simplicity | IllustrateTheWord

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Spiritual Discipline

The Freedom of Simplicity

By Francis of AssisiSource: Francis of Assisi - Little Flowers of St. Francis (adapted) (Public Domain)Short36 words

Simplicity is freedom. It is freedom from duplicity, from anxiety, from the tyranny of possessions. The person who has learned to live simply is free to focus on what truly matters: loving God and loving neighbor.

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