If a person was to make a list of the elements of a meaningful life"..ja... the simple things of great ambiance and resonance...that dont cost  the moon... The next is how we have been seduced away from those things with... the glitz, and the glim..and theee... servitude of the modern day.

I would say in the night location... even a star paper shock...wood cookstove ...treadle sewin machine... an in the open shed a forge, post drill...anvil, and a few hammer. Having to break the ice on the spring to get a bucket of water ...Then... taking a drink of water from the metal dipper..ja.. that is the best drink.. ever !!!... Reachin one toes in cold sheet ... two the bottom of the bed....ja... snuggled up in four quilts and a blanket or two...will....

and heres the interesting thing... That sort of living is harder to achieve than one mind think... In fact, very difficult.. and thats just the picture of how things are these days. Whats really valuable and precious... is even more so... and what is a cheap and easy ... costs ..our lives ....