We no longer live in an agrarian society.
At the beginning of our country almost everyone lived off the land and were close to nature, being as it was, people were close to the land and cherished what was important in life.
When you live close to the land and nature, you begin to realize the importance of God and nature in your life. You sense a closeness to God and others that cannot be felt in an urban environment.
Living in a rural area, people develop a sense of community to nature and others, you learn to depend on others and others learn to depend on you.
You have a relationship with your neighbor and have an obligation to help if needed, knowing they will help you if the need arises. You become like family and share the so-called bad times with the good.
Sure, they know your business and you know theirs, but what difference does it makes, you are all in this life together, they are there for you if needed. That isn't going to happen if they don't know you.
I would sooner know my business, the good, bad and the ugly, than be ignored when assistance is needed.
In an urban environment, that closeness disappears, people begin to depend on a unresponsive and uncaring government to satisfy all their social, economic, and financial needs.
Government officials have no interest in the individual other than being able to solicit their votes on election day. There is no personal involvement and no common bond, no incentive to care for the individual, the individual just becomes a number.
We must learn and understand the government doesn't solve any of our problems, they just add to them. They can't, when they help one group, they consequently harm another group, it's a continuous cycle, all of their supposed assistance only increases our dependence on them.
When you depend on someone or something, they control you. How many women detest being under the control of a man, but yet welcome government control of their lives, in other ways than the abortion issue?
As people begin clustering into large cities, their contact with nature dwindles. How long has it been since you walked barefoot on the soil, without shoes or socks to disconnect you from mother nature, how long has it been since you walked a beautiful beach at sunset?
How long has it been since you enjoyed a sunset in nature, or seen the stars, unobstructed by smog, honking horns, or city noise.
How long has it been since you could depend on a neighbor or even know their name or anything about them?
Most of our social problems could be solved if we just knew our neighbors, their joys and problems, and took part in their lives to help when needed, and if we enjoyed a close relationship with nature.
I guessing it has been way too long.
Gary has been a writer/photographer for over 20 years, specializing in nature, landscapes and studying native cultures. Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in many different cultures, and learn valuable lessons about life and different cultures. It has become a means to an end.
He has published several books about the various cultures he has studied.
His blog, http://www.thefloridahoosier.com. has articles about photography, travel, and long forgotten common sense, with a little humor thrown in on the side.
He can be reached by email, journeysthrulife@gmail.com
For more information and a link to his hard cover and eBooks, please check his website. http://www.journeysthrulife.com
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