tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post8156954307211430904..comments2023-12-21T18:43:25.430+00:00Comments on Finding Simplicity: Harking Back To The PastSharon Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-12685556612739757532008-08-25T22:21:00.000+01:002008-08-25T22:21:00.000+01:00That's also something that I love so much about th...That's also something that I love so much about this country - that we have such a past. Where I've lived before they're always knocking things down and re-building in the name of modernisation, but I think that's such a great shame. You lose so much more than just bricks and mortar.<BR/><BR/>JxJade of the Junglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328733373498513195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-2291721361297572512008-08-25T19:37:00.000+01:002008-08-25T19:37:00.000+01:00@ neimanmarxist. I guess most of us have, if even ...@ neimanmarxist. I guess most of us have, if even on a subconcious level, chosen 'stuff' over community otherwise there surely wouldn't be a need to work so hard.<BR/><BR/>@ Caroline. You're right that it wasn't all rosy - I've heard some pretty dire tales from the past too (and had a few in my own). There's always something positive that can be carried with us into the future though and it's Sharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-37660707850159205762008-08-25T18:35:00.000+01:002008-08-25T18:35:00.000+01:00There's a lot to be said for the way things were d...There's a lot to be said for the way things were done in the past. It wasn't all rosy but there were a lot of ideas that we'd do well to take with us into the future, that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-91300670604282349172008-08-25T14:49:00.000+01:002008-08-25T14:49:00.000+01:00what a great post! it is true, the pace at which p...what a great post! it is true, the pace at which people work to sustain their lives has made it almost impossible to foster the kind of community that made life easy .neimanmarxisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462317364635223228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-65421025736638259072008-08-25T10:36:00.000+01:002008-08-25T10:36:00.000+01:00Absolutely and I'm sure that can't possibly be hea...Absolutely and I'm sure that can't possibly be healthy. As I wrote, I believe we need to use the past in order to help us define which path we want to follow in the future, not get stuck in it and refuse to move on.Sharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-49974433401832277202008-08-25T09:15:00.000+01:002008-08-25T09:15:00.000+01:00We can clutch the past so tightly to our chests th...We can clutch the past so tightly to our chests that it leaves our arms too full to embrace the present.<BR/><BR/>;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com