The Wisdom Of Absence

In a world of more, what can we learn from a journey into less?

Absence, presence and perfection

Perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

We often think we grow by adding. It is some kind of mathematical certitude. We add knowledge. We add accomplishments. We add stuff. Yet we can only add what can be counted, calculated.
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