yes, it's precisely this

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the art of being happy among "small things," within the space of their own four walls, between chest and bed, table and chair, dog and cat and flowerpot, extending to these things a care and tenderness which, in a world where rapid industrialization constantly kills off the things of yesterday to produce today's objects, may even appear to be the world's last, purely humane corner.

Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition



[a esclarecer que o que ela faz é uma crítica, but I couldn't agree more. apesar de adorar alguns aspectos e o estilo de escrita, chego à conclusão que quanto a isto, temos diferenças irreconciliáveis. e as minhas oh se já se manifestaram na prática.]
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