Hello everyone, sorry for the shocking title. I am heavily interested in stoicism and would call myself a minimalist. I was thinking about the following example: Let's say a person is lucky or talented and has the chance to make between 5-10k a month. He or she lives on the extreme minimum, cheapest house, cheapest food, only one meal a day, no shopping, only a few quality goods which are essential. A very basic life. Let's say this person is very happy with this lifestyle. Whatever people say or criticise about it. So the person can save a lot and could save so much that he or she is able to live the same lifestyle for the next 20 years from savings while still having enough for an emergency. Then after this time this person would need to accept the fact that the life was fulfilled, happy, perfect and end it him or herself.
Is a scenario like this realistic? Or is it too much against human nature? Were there any people you know who followed this example? I find it very interesting and was reading a ton about suicide after having the feeling of a fullfilled life. Especially Seneca wrote a lot about this and I am impressed by it. I even went so far to play a little with my fear. (Bungeejumping from the highest platform, travelling to a slum in China without money or speaking chinese, not eating until I passed out, getting a death tattoo so I get reminded every day)
So my questions: Would this be too much against human nature? Do you know any people who wrote about this so I can read it too? Is this a selfish thought?
Submitted February 20, 2018 at 01:43PM by maxreboo http://ift.tt/2C93QCq
