I guess with all of us being individuals, that means we are all different and have different preferences. My Dad always liked living in the country. I'm glad he did, because growing up in rural Arkansas was the favorite part of my life.
And what was so good about that lifestyle, and what did I like about it? A number of things. First, while I do like people, I also like not having to be around others all the time. I'm a private person and like spending time alone. In the country, there are plenty opportunities to get alone even if it means climbing a tree, sitting on a branch and looking down on the world, or perhaps hiding from it. Now, I never climbed to the top of a tree, because I was a "scared cat," but I would climb a couple of branches or just sit in the shade.
Another thing I like about country life is "free time" when we did just nothing - one of my favorite past-times.
I also like that we didn't have to "dress up" or even be "decent" at home. We wore what we wanted and put on the most comfortable clothes to romp around in. We didn't even have to be that clean, especially if we weren't expecting company or if we weren't going some place.
Actually, I made a list of things that, while they may be necessities today, they didn't make a difference in our lives, because they were non-existent.
No Doctor's bills
No water bill
No gas bill
No fan or air conditioning bill
No humidifier of dehumidifier
No light bill
No telephone bill
No laundry or dry-cleaning bill
No loud music
No costly car repairs
No traffic jams on the freeway
No bus fare for daily commutes
No loud, rowdy or unruly neighbors
No crime
No locks or security alarm systems or burglar bars
No costly grocery or food bill
No smog or air pollution
No hustle and bustle of traffic or standing in long lines at the grocery store
...And best of all, no cockroaches
And, of course, the list could go on and on, but I want you to have an idea how simple things were way back when. Today, people would call us "poverty stricken," but I didn't hear those words until long after I left home. If we were poor, it didn't faze us, because we were more happy than poor.
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