All the wise and the classics agree on one thing: renunciation is necessary. Letting go of what is unnecessary, shedding the weight, simplifying life. In the end, you discover that you can live with very little and that the real value lies in the essentials. In literature, it is the same: unnecessary words hide the truth, while simplicity allows the message to reach directly and deeply. Strength is in what is bare, in what remains when you remove what is superfluous.
Learning to live with the minimum is not something you master at the start. You understand it late, when life forces you to focus on the essentials. Clarity, economy of resources, words, possessions, becomes a tool of freedom. Whoever learns to give up the superfluous, even when it seems there is no other way, finds dignity, depth, and the ability to see and be seen without distractions.