I want to be Amish, please
In an effort to make our lives simpler through technology and innovation, have we not made our lives more difficult? I ponder this as i eloquently illustrate my last organic chemistry experiment and efficently detail my procedure, present specific data, and finally analyze my data.... is isolating the essential oil of Allspice really going to make me a better Vet? I think not.
What is the purpose of a Vet? to help animals live longer, healthier lives. Why do we need to extend the lives of our furry companions? Well as we seek immortality and our longevity grows to some absurd three digit number, we seek constant companionship through then. Why do we need to live longer? Simple--to have more time to relax during retirement. Why do we need retirement? Well, because we work our asses off for the first fifty to sixty-five years of our lives. Why do we work? So we have money to buy all of life's little pleasures and indulge in all of the necessary technology.
If we eliminated work and organized society, we would not have to live so long, and I would not have to go to college. In fact, none of us would. We could all live in little clans in the woods... doing the neccessary tasks for living... hunting, gathering, making shelter, and have plenty of time to enjoy life and our companions. We could focus on art and having fun. Yea i know we have all thsese great things about living now, like computers. But honestly, if we just had a nuclear holocaust, i would bet that most people wouldn't know how to care for themselves and rough it... We're too caught up in the hustle and bustle of life... but is it really necessary? How much have our lives improved? We are paranoid about our weight (there aren't many fat monkeys out there), we eat food containing more processed chemicals than actual "food," we worry about disease and illness... native americans knew nothing about disease until "civilization" hit them in 1492... So much ceremony now... so many complications. Life is routine, void of meaning nowadays. Where is the feeling in what we do? the sense of pride? I admire the Amish. I want to be Amish. I want my life to be simple and full of meaning.
Can I just become Amish and remove technology and all of its horrible complications that come with it? The Amish are happy people, quiet people, wonderful people... I want them to adopt me... I'll learn german really quick I promise. Yes, Amish... simplicity is beautiful.
I'd much rather be working doing physical labor for 12 hours a day than study...I'd much rather eat a homemade pie made from plants and fruit that I grew... not that I bought. We forget how much work goes into what we eat... oh wait, machines do all of it. Amish people truly care about one another no ceremony. They rally together to help one another. They give because that's what people are supposed to do... help and care about one another... at any cost... they are friends, they are family, they are a community with REAL heart.
Hmm... if only people in our society would go to any end to help one of their own. But people don't do that anymore because it's considered meddling, putting their nose where they don't belong, etc. Sometimes the right thing to do is shunned by our society. Society isn't about helping those in it apparently... we're supposed to turn a blind eye to those that fall behind and keep running ahead full speed.
Sunday I was driving back to school and i saw a horrific accident. I called 911 on my cell phone to have someone come and help the poor man who was pinned between the jersey barrier and his vehicle. I talked to someone I never met before, so that he could be helped. The other person was just as concerned as I was that the man was okay. I wonder if i did the right thing by calling for help and talking to someone who wasn't my friend about someone I was worried was in need of help. Perhaps I shouldn't have?
I think know that i did the right thing. What if he was commiting suicide? I still think I did the right thing. I tried to help that man in the only way i knew how to, and he couldn't tell me what the problem was as i screamed to him... unconcious, not listening to me asking him if he was okay and needed help. He never told me that he needed help, but i thought he did, so I found him some. I was worried.
I still want to be Amish.
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