Modern luxury is the ability to live quietly. No drama. No noise. No pretending to be someone you are not. Just living low-key. Reading. Thinking. Listening to music. Staring at walls. Going for walks. Watching old movies. Being bored. Working on your purpose. And feeling life deeply. That is peace.
having an open-earth courtyard in the middle of the house is all fun and games until your rooms are crawling with the most ominous insects and half the floor space is painted with the insides of centipedes and earthworms