A simple life is a life worth living

Abstract

In this modern world, confronted with global problems such as famine, war, pandemics, and human greed, perhaps what we need is the serenity of a simple house surrounded by trees and flowers.

A small, airy bungalow built with a balanced combination of native and modern materials is perhaps what we need. With a roof of red clay tiles or nipa leaves to cool the house all day long, huge windows with shell panels or sliding glass to let the cool breeze from the mountains in, and a patio and backyard lushed with orchids, bougainvillaea, daisies, roses, and other flowers and fruit trees, what else could we ask for? Isn’t this the kind of life worth living? A bucolic life we often desire?