On Feb 11, 2006, at 9:17 AM, feste37 wrote:
An important point to make is "poor is a relative thing". I live in a state where many of the people are at the poverty line. An interesting thing I have heard from numerous people who moved "away", out of state, was that 'we never realized that we were poor till we moved out of state.' Within their own milieu--family, friends, social institutions, community groups, libraries with internet, church suppers, outdoors--a lot of home-spun, outdoor or community activity and interaction--these people felt they lived a very "rich" life. When they moved out of state they saw how people used money to entertain themselves or buy devices to do it for them. In some rural areas the institutions and activities that our grandparents would have recognized are still present. One thing that is often missed is how the social interconnections and culture were destroyed in many areas by two things: television and the automobile. People don't talk to each other, they look at the same TV. People don't talk to their neighbors, they drive somewhere. In some poorer areas, esp. rural areas, the indigenous social interconnections are still present and despite low income, these "poor" people lead very rich lives--in many cases much richer than those of the "wealthy". To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!'
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