I love this post. We all (myself included) would be much better served by staying focused on the basics and not getting caught up in the he said / she said drama. Food, water, shelter, electricity, physical strength, and books should be our priorities. If we don’t have those, we can’t hope to rebuild.
Great article Rob. I've thought about this so much, how bored we are in our own comfort and achievement. All the whining and bashing today is so much from people who have zero appreciation or respect for the shoulders that they're standing on that have given them the right to whine and bash. We are literally inventing ways to grieve. I hate to think that the only way the vast minority of the inconsolable will understand that "they don't know what they've got till it's gone" is for a major, cataclysmic event that will etch itself into the consciousness of a generation.
Excellent read, as usual. Growing up, I devoured the Laura Ingalls Wilder series of "Little House on the Prairie" books. I recently revisited them as an adult and was both delighted and ashamed to hear the description of a typical Christmas for the girls: a stick of candy, a piece of fruit, and perhaps a very small (often handmade) toy.
We have become physically, spiritually, and mentally deadened by our societal and cultural excesses.
Having a genuine connection to the fruits of our labours again will be a great healing process. To participate in life in a direct and meaningful way will make people whole.
Well said, Rob. Canadians are also entitled and spoiled. My great-grandparents came from Norway and Britain and settled in North America. It was not an easy life. Both sets of grandparents ended up homesteading on the prairies of Canada. They raised their families during the Great Depression. It was so dry that one of my grandmothers said that dust would drift through the cracks in the log cabin. Winters could be severe and sometimes the only way to get around in the country was by skiis or snowshoes. We have it so good and yet most of us don't realize it. We've forgotten about what's important. Thank you for reminding us.
I love this post. We all (myself included) would be much better served by staying focused on the basics and not getting caught up in the he said / she said drama. Food, water, shelter, electricity, physical strength, and books should be our priorities. If we don’t have those, we can’t hope to rebuild.
Great article Rob. I've thought about this so much, how bored we are in our own comfort and achievement. All the whining and bashing today is so much from people who have zero appreciation or respect for the shoulders that they're standing on that have given them the right to whine and bash. We are literally inventing ways to grieve. I hate to think that the only way the vast minority of the inconsolable will understand that "they don't know what they've got till it's gone" is for a major, cataclysmic event that will etch itself into the consciousness of a generation.
Excellent read, as usual. Growing up, I devoured the Laura Ingalls Wilder series of "Little House on the Prairie" books. I recently revisited them as an adult and was both delighted and ashamed to hear the description of a typical Christmas for the girls: a stick of candy, a piece of fruit, and perhaps a very small (often handmade) toy.
We have become physically, spiritually, and mentally deadened by our societal and cultural excesses.
This is great Rob. Ive, just today, written some thoughts down that reflect what you have written here. I intend to publish tomorrow.
Having a genuine connection to the fruits of our labours again will be a great healing process. To participate in life in a direct and meaningful way will make people whole.
Well said, Rob. Canadians are also entitled and spoiled. My great-grandparents came from Norway and Britain and settled in North America. It was not an easy life. Both sets of grandparents ended up homesteading on the prairies of Canada. They raised their families during the Great Depression. It was so dry that one of my grandmothers said that dust would drift through the cracks in the log cabin. Winters could be severe and sometimes the only way to get around in the country was by skiis or snowshoes. We have it so good and yet most of us don't realize it. We've forgotten about what's important. Thank you for reminding us.