Well I guess toki pona is different things to different people, but for me it's about simplification of life using this language as a tool. Kind of like a monk

Well I guess toki pona is different things to different people, but for me it's about simplification of life using this language as a tool. Kind of like a monk language. I've read the coffee used in these comments, so I'll stick with that. If you think life is complicated when things like a double espresso pumpkin spiced ice caramel latte is a normal order in some coffee shop, you can just reject the notion of its existence. Is coffee even too specific? Perhaps. How about just needing a beverage? toki pona will have your back with that one. Even a "hot beverage". You might get a surprise, perhaps tea, Coco, or coffee, but this is all you really require. When monks need to eat, they take a food vessel (bowl) and ask people to fill it with food. If you can get through life with the simplest of communication, maybe you have simplified your life adequately.