What strikes me about the way they lived is that they were so different, but they seemed to be living a happy life. They described they way they lived as if it were no different as anyone else. Their way of life seemed very simple and relaxing. They made and grew their own food, and lived what I would consider a sustainable lifestyle. I think their needs list would be longer than their wants list, but then again, they provide a lot of things that they need themselves so I'm guessing their wants list wouldn't be that difficult to obtain. In my opinion they are very related to what we're learning about in "My Ishmael because they aren't living the way our mother culture says we should be living. I think that if Ishmael were to meet this family, he would be very content with their lifestyle. I would honestly like to live that way, but there are just so many things in the way of my actually doing it, and I think that's what's stopping a lot of people from acting instead of just talking about making a difference in their lives. Here are a couple of websites related to these families and their life:
http://www.pathtofreedom.com/
http://www.homegrownrevolution.com/shop
http://www.peddlerswagon.com/
http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2008/01/06/100-foot-diet-challenge-launch/
No comments:
Post a Comment