6th August 2025
The principles of the Franciscan Third Order says with regard to living simply that we ‘avoid luxury and waste, and regard our possessions as being held in trust for God’ and be ‘concerned more for the generosity that gives all, rather than for the value of poverty in itself.’
Being willing to cheerfully let go of possessions rather then clinging onto them and being gladly generous, is a positive way of living more sustainably within the limits of the Earth’s resources. It would also develop characteristics that would be attractive to others, encouraging others to want to live a life of simplicity rather than one that accumulates more and more possessions.
The Green Tau 