[quote]Cynicism is a school of Ancient Greek philosophy as practiced by the Cynics. For the Cynics, the purpose of life was to live in virtue, in agreement with nature. As reasoning creatures, people could gain happiness by rigorous training and by living in a way which was natural for themselves, rejecting all conventional desires for wealth, power, sex and fame. Instead, they were to lead a simple life free from all possessions.[/quote] Yup.

He used to carry a bowl to eat and drink from. Until he saw a young boy drinking water from cupping his hands. Diogenes then threw away his bowl (one of his last material possessions) and remarked that he hadn't realized how he had been burdening himself so long with something so useless.