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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
I was surprised to learn there are many people that live in tracts out of fear. Fear of animals, unlit nights, intense quite, being away from people, strange plants & insects, fear of the unknown. They've seen "the country" at summer camp as kids, or in the movies and it scared them.  |
I'd never thought about that before, but, yeah, that's the suburban mindset. Its only a small leap from that to the gated community, us versus them life style. I am the complete opposite. I feel happiest and extremely safe when I'm camped out by myself somewhere on a place like the Uncomphagre Plateau in western Colorado. I can feel all the tensions of the city leave my muscles. I'll sit by my campfire and just gaze up at the stars so long that when I close my eyes to go to sleep I still see the imprint of the heavens in my mind. In the morning I'll wake up to a meadow of wildflowers. To me that's sheer happiness, but lots of folks think I'm crazy to go out there alone.