Essential Can't be Qualified? No more. No less.

“Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you
can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more
tranquility. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this
necessary?”
– Marcus Aurelius

Essential cannot be qualified, according to Thesaurus.com.  Something cannot be more or less essential.  It just is.  Essential cannot be added to or taken away from.

  It's an adjective and if I remember right...this describes a noun.  

  Prerequisite.  Imperative.  Fundamental.

Essential is also a noun which is a person, place or thing correct?  So what is an essential?  An essence.  An element.  A principle.  Substance.

Essential can't be made more or less.  It is. 

The one thing.  The fundamental.  The essence of life.

The heart of a person.  The core of one's life.  The center of belief.  

The entire world is craving simplicity and seeking a life with less.  

And yet...

implementing simplicity without knowing the essential is just piling on another activity that complicates an already complicated world.  

Adding another discarded layer of activity and stuff to the compost pile of our life will not in itself bring out the essential.  

Digging Deeper...

What is essential in my life?  What is the essence of what I'm about?
Is it the following?

Relationship with God.

Husband.

Children.

Family.

Friends.

What is the essential, fundamental or the core of my relationship with God? Taking away the activity, liturgy, routine and wrapping...what will be left?

My husband?

My children? 

Family and friends?