Simple life pleasures

Author's name: Herman Hesse Publisher: Hayat Publications for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2025 Literary classification: Humanities and Social Sciences Book overview: "The ability to enjoy the simple pleasures of life is closely linked to training the self to the habit of moderation. The reason is that this ability, as an innate trait ingrained in every human soul, presupposes the existence of things that have faded and been forgotten in the midst of contemporary life most of the time. I mean by these things a certain amount of joy and the ability to show love and feel poetic about things. These simple pleasures are buried under rubble and scattered within the folds of daily life to the extent that the weak-minded do not feel them at all, because they do not attract anyone's attention, no one mentions them, and they do not require money from anyone." In a collection of reflections, stories, and selected poems, Herman Hesse conveys to us his calm and enjoyable reflections, and tells personal stories about his experiences with love, loss, youth, old age, friendship, and betrayal. How he found happiness sometimes in books, and other times in turning away from books and immersing himself in the river of life.