Thought for the day by Charles Handy on chindogu and how individuals must define what is, materially, enough for them in order to be free. Handy begins the thought defining what, exactly, chindogu is. He goes on to explain that chindogu can be very exotic, and discusses Brazilian examples of chindogu, before proceeding to reflect on the importance of knowing when one has acquired enough material things. Handy then connects a certain level of poverty with freedom and wonders whether the poor, or those who simply choose to be poor, are the really blessed in society, and whether all in society should strive for a bit less.
Handy, Charles B Japanese Brazil Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Materialism Chindogu
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Thought for the day by Charles Handy on chindogu and how individuals must define what materially is enough for them in order to be free, June 16, 1996; Charles Handy Papers; Box 18, Folder 12; 1 page
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