Daily observations of my simple life.

Who we are:

I like to read the blogs of others and I often wonder if the whole thing is about who we are. Trying to express that in some way. I know from the time I was a child I wanted to live in the country close to nature. I like space, how selfish of me, open space. Even in stores I hate to have people hovering around asking how they can help. There's a scripture that says something like "Live quietly and mind your own business".  I like that, not that I'm not interested in others, I just don't like hearing negative comments about others. I like to give others space too.

I am very appreciative of nature and love the colors, moods, changing seasons, comings and goings of wildlife. I wonder why so much of life seems to be removed from that. I wonder how people are so caught up in a life away from nature. On the last Survivor show there was this outstanding young man,Ozzie. I thought he should have won but he said that his fantasy from the time he was a child his dream was to live like the family Robinson. On a deserted island with animals, gathering food, making shelter, etc. He said he found it very hard to come back to reality after the show to the concrete jungle and found he was depressed. He certainly was a natural on that island. How have we gotten so far removed from the simple life of nature and paradise. I guess who I am is, I would love to see developers, instead of making huge comglomerates of houses right next to each other and shopping malls, build self sustainable communities, full of food bearing trees, gardens, chickens, smaller flocks of animals that produce food, solar and wind power. Yet few seem to see this as an ideal way to live or see themselves as part of nature. Are we only products of advertising and movies?  So many get rid of fruit bearing trees for ornimentals, because it's messy and it's work. They would rather have some trucker truck in their food from some remote place, the grocer set up the supplies, etc. No satisfaction from something they have cared for.

The period in my life after my marriage broke up I had to go to work to live.  I hunkered down and stuck it out, paid the mortgage and the bills but all that time I was dreaming of how I could return to nature and a less structured life. Finally here I am back on a piece of land trying to set up some kind of self sustaining lifestyle, although my years are now limited. This is who I am and if I could I would live even more remotely. 

Posted by: cactusandquail at 15:49 | link | comments (5)

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#1  08 January 2007 - 15:53

 

I need to make a comment here. I really enjoy rusty's comments about others. They are more about the funny side of people and always make me laugh because they are so true.

cactusandquail

#2  08 January 2007 - 23:26

 

Thanks so much. Although in my 3-D world i do practice living quietly and minding my own business i also enjoy making comments here and i do change names to protect the idiotic.

It seems society is far from being healthier mentally or physically for all of the technology and concrete invading our lives.

Its amazing all of the people who live in our beautiful state who have never seen the natural sites outside of the city. On the other hand who needs more of them in the great outdoors when some of the remotest places i've backpacked have piles of their trash around. Zero respect. You absolutely are on the right track. Give Sage and the rest of the herd a big hug!

rustymadgal

#3  08 January 2007 - 23:58

 

There was a study made in the 60's if not earlier that showed that if too many rats were crammed into a living space, they became more violent. It seems to me that we are seeing the analogy with humans in our cities - at least in Miami.

mafidl

#4  09 January 2007 - 14:53

 

I agree Rusty. I have taken my grandsons in to more remote places at a lake and found beer bottles, soda cans, potato chip sacks, etc. I couldn't help wonder why if they could carry those things in full and heavier why couldn't they carry the remains out. I always think, "What's the matter with people?"

cactusandquail

#5  09 January 2007 - 14:56

 

I remember that study too, about the rats. Even though they say that there are fewer children being born it does seem to me that more and more people are cramming into whatever space they can. And yes, the more crowded the more agressive and unpleasant people become.

cactusandquail

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