For You what is a SIMPLE life?

That is a nice dream, I think we can all say that we want this lifestyle to some degree. However, my idea of a simple life is one that is just as impossible to achieve as yours... I dream of living a life where we are not governed by money and materialism, where we go back to being self-sufficient within little towns or villages, where there are different trades and services that we share so that there is no difficulty earning enough money to survive. I dream that my children will be raised in a place where they have fields and hillsides to play on, away from the hustle and bustle of city life, away from pollution and graffiti and noise... somewhere I can wake up with the sun shining through the windows and hear birds twittering outside... Needless to say, I am not a big fan of this giant corporate world we live in, I'd like to go back a few centuries to when times were a lot slower, a lot simpler, and a lot less stressful :o)

For me, the simple life means living simply. I mean without the need for lots of material posessions, just having the basics of food, clothing and shelter met without constantly striving for lots of extras. Enjoying the company of friends and family, and a few good books (I do love TV and movies, too, though), as well as enjoying all that Mother Nature has to offer us. Using only what you need, taking only what you require, thus allowing others to have their needs met too. It would be too complicated, for example, for me to have a driver - sometimes just owning a car is too complicated! LOL! A Simple life, for me, is not the same as having a life of Ease. A life of Ease would be great, but I'm happy to "live simply, that others may simply live."