In the communities of rural western Canada where I did some of my growing up it was always understood that one kid would get the farm and the rest would have to move out to the city to become professionals and entrepreneurs, or perhaps bums.
Hi Ed,
The 'bums' in John Steinbeck's novels (eg. "Cannery Row") could teach us a lot about what it means to be human.
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