[Marsha]
> I did incorrectly interpret your posts.
> I had a cousin who felt the need to live outside of
> society and in
> the woods. He moved his family to Upper Michigan.
> His wife became a
> weaver. They lived in a house without electricity.
> He drove a
> school bus and sometimes did some logging. He was a
> runner, and kept
> himself very physically fit. He was killed a few
> years ago when a
> tree fell on him. He was 63. At his funeral,
> everyone one said he
> lived the life he loved and was happy 'til the end.
> Everyone said,
> "Lucky guy!"
Yeah, but logging? I'm just picking apart this
kind of job. What society is logging tied with? As
for him being in the woods a lot, that's only part of
the goal. What are we able to do in the woods, and
what kind of value are we apart of, not just on the
social level, but the organic level such as the
degeneration of logging. Now, tree farms I've heard
of. As to the danger of cutting big trees, well
that's another 'thing' to think about. I wonder how
he died. When I think of cutting trees, I think of
the guy with the chainsaw cutting the tree and the
tree is obviously falling in a certain direction.
Well, the guy is close to the tree and sees what
direction it is moving and so he goes the other way,
but I highly doubt this sums up logging, which makes
me curious as to how he died.
[Marsha]
> My husband worked 35 years for the same company. He
> played classical
> guitar and brought happiness to other people. He
> planned and saved
> to be able to retire at 57. (We were hoping to live
> and sail in
> Alicanti, Spain.) He died at 55. When he died he
> had 5 boats, 2
> motorcycles and 12 guitars. Everyone said, "Poor
> guy."
> I don't pay much attention to the U.S. culture. I
> don't think it has
> much to offer.
Yes, this U.S. culture is very narrow minded and
does not offer much. It is the ancient Chinese
Confusion funerals and the Egyptian Pharaoh's.
Everybody's metaphor is - Let's get the hell out of
here! I want to go home. I need a vacation. I can't
wait til I retire. I need another job. When I
conclude this deal well really be better off. Etc...
The grass is greener on the other side, or it really
is but NOT HERE in this U.S. culture. Head for the
hills!
woods,
SA
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