Read the passage and answer the question that follow:
When things aren't going well, we tend to think we are lacking in something. But if we want to change our current situation, we should first part with something, before we look to acquire something else. This is a fundamental tenet of simple living.
Discard your attachments. Let go of your assumptions. Reduce your possessions. Living simply is also about discarding your physical and mental burdens.
It's amazing how refreshed we can feel after a good cry. Crying clears out whatever weight you were carrying in your heart. You feel energized to try again. I have always felt that the Buddhist concept of the 'enlightened mind' - the Japanese characters for which depict a 'clean mind' - refers to this 'refreshment' of the spirit.
The act of discarding, of detaching from mental and physical burdens, from the baggage that weighs us down, is extremely difficult. Sometimes it can be accompanied by real pain, as when we part with someone who is dear to us.
But if you want to improve the way things are, if you want to live with a light heart, you must start by discarding. The moment you detach, a new abundance will flow into your life.
What can be the appropriate title for the passage?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Detachment - A key to simple living
The whole passage is about simple living, and its main idea is that we must first give things up: "Discard your attachments", and "The moment you detach, a new abundance will flow into your life." A title that names detachment as the way to simple living sums up the entire passage.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Enlightenment — Incorrect. Too narrow: the 'enlightened mind' is mentioned only once, to describe the refreshment after a good cry; it cannot cover the whole passage.
Option 3: Burdens are a part of life — Incorrect. Contradicted: the passage asks us to discard our burdens, not to accept them as part of life.
Option 4: Japanese way to improve — Incorrect. Too narrow: the Japanese characters for 'clean mind' are mentioned in passing; the passage is not about a Japanese method.