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Francis’s turning point was embracing what repulsed him. In your entertainment life, this means taking a break from the "optimized" algorithms. Read a book that is 20 years old. Watch a black-and-white film. Listen to a genre you hate. Reluctantly embrace the "un-entertaining." You will find strange joy there.
But he was deeply reluctant to let it go. In fact, his conversion was less a lightning bolt and more a slow, painful drag. He hid from a beggar. He locked himself in a cave. Even after he started praying, he kept one eye on the door, hoping a troubadour would walk by with a better offer. reluctant saint francis of assisi torrent
Here are three "Franciscan" rules for a healthier entertainment diet:
Or, like a very reluctant saint from Assisi, you might finally hear yourself think. What do you think? Can minimalism survive in the age of 4K streaming? Drop a comment below. By: [Your Name] Francis’s turning point was embracing
We call it entertainment. Technically, it is a torrent lifestyle —a flood of data moving at high speed, drowning our senses in choice.
When Francis finally stripped naked in the town square (returning his fine clothes to his furious father), he wasn’t just rejecting wealth. He was rejecting dispersion . Watch a black-and-white film
Netflix queues that stretch into the next decade. Spotify playlists with 3,000 songs we skip after 10 seconds. Hard drives (both physical and in the cloud) bursting with movies, games, and eBooks we swore we would read “someday.”
We live in the age of the endless stream.
And then there is Francis of Assisi. The man who gave away his clothes. The man who kissed a leper. The man who looked at a pile of gold and saw a pile of garbage.
So, here is your challenge for the weekend: Turn off the torrent. For one hour, be bored. Stare at a wall. Listen to the wind. Let your brain feel the lack of stimulation.