Last night everyone in the house was asleep before 10 PM,
except me. I took the opportunity to use
the time wisely by…watching TV, there I said it, you can be disappointed in me,
but that’s what I did. Alaska: The Final
Frontier. The show is about a family
that for generations has been living a purely subsistence lifestyle, which
basically means living off the land.
I wonder how long our family could stay alive in that harsh
of an environment? Our success would
depend on our ability to adapt and change.
Sitting in the comfort of a heated home with running water, electricity
and stocked cupboards, it’s easy to think that they are crazy. But when you consider what they do on a daily
basis for life, you find that their idea of convenience is drastically different
than ours.
Our concept of convenience is pushing a button to close the
door of the mini-van (yes, we have a mini-van, but it’s a cool minivan and we
are a family of 5!). Their concept of
convenience is the sun drying their fields of hay and getting it baled before
it rains. It would be nice for all of us
to have a chance to live, even if briefly, in a situation such as that.
At this time of year we are reminded to be thankful, but too
often we are thankful for our “convenient” lives. I think convenience may be a detriment to us
all. What do you think?
Mitch
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