are you a country person? nature, vegetation, knowing your neighbors, the landscape, hearing the wind blow through the trees... or are you a city person? lights, cars, people, culture, every kind of store you could ever hope to find...
i woke up today and marveled at the beauty of the northwest. the mountains were absolutely spectacular this morning; the cascades, rainier, the olympics you could see them all. dark ominous shapes with bright white peaks sparkling in the sun. the beauty of our landscape here takes my breath away. i am sure there are equally amazing places on this earth, but i haven't seen them, so i get to marvel at what is all around me.
i spent my day in the city; waiting at traffic lights, jockeying for a lane on the freeway, fighting the crowds at stores, being pushed and shoved by rude people in a hurry to get to the next thing. i told miss r. if i had to choose to live in the city or the country i would choose the country hands down. the city is not for me. i think more so than the city not being for me the fast paced life and the "got to have it right now" way of life is not for me.
ok there are some things that i want "right now". i want my shower hot when i turn the water on, because it is cold to stand there naked waiting. i want my coffee ready when i get up in the morning, which just requires me to prepare it the night before and remember to push the delay brew button. when i tell you dinner is ready, i want you to drop what you are doing and come eat it that moment. i didn't spend my time preparing a nice meal to have it get cold while you are finishing whatever. when i tell my kids to knock it off, i expect it to happen right then, not do it one more time and then stop.
i also think that there are some wonderful things about cities; the culture being one of them. i do love to see a live show (musical, play, concert..well maybe not concert there is a story but not for now). but do i really get more out of holiday music program shown at benaroya hall by professionals then i would if my local high school band or community band put on a their holiday music program? me..the answer is no. yeah sure it is well done and the sound is better, but my local show has put in just as much heart into their program as the professionals have. the other wonderful thing about the city is the food. i am a food nut, i love food and trying different restaurants is super fun and exciting. but ive got to say that i love the local bar and the trashy fried food just as much.
i wonder if the city folk see, really see, our surroundings as much as the country folk do? it is so nice to be able to take a moment and just see how beautiful the earth is, but i think if i were a city folk i wouldn't have the time to do so. now i don't live in the country, i live in a town. a place that i don't really like but it is where i am. i would like to live a little farther out on some property. a place where my kids could go explore and use their imaginations. a place that has less influences from the modern world. a place where i can raise my kids and teach them the value of working for what you have. i can't do that in the city or even in the town i live in currently.
country or city...there are pros and cons to both places, just as anything else. we all have our own preferences and what we need out of life to make us feel whole and peaceful. i need a slower pace of life, my kids friends and family, a good honest loving man, and shoes. ok shoes is a silly one, but really they make me feel good and let's face it shoes always fit and they don't talk back.
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