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When I was a kid, I read a book by Helen and Scott Nearing. The book was called he good life or living the good life. I still have the book.
The Nearings homesteaded in Maine. They built slip form stone buildings grew garden, maple sugared for income.
It sounds good. For fun I googled Scotts name. Apparently he was from a wealthy family, had inheirited a very large sum of money. His wife had inheirited a large sum as well.
It made we wonder was is it really homesteading with a few million dollars in the bank.
Another thing that made me wonder he was a socialist/communist. It makes me wonder how someone develops those thoughts. Did he not ever go without? Why did he think it was ok for him to have wealth created by a capitalistic father but others should not have that opportunity. It is puzzling to me.
Made me wonder too has anyone really "lived off the land" in recent times.
The Nearings homesteaded in Maine. They built slip form stone buildings grew garden, maple sugared for income.
It sounds good. For fun I googled Scotts name. Apparently he was from a wealthy family, had inheirited a very large sum of money. His wife had inheirited a large sum as well.
It made we wonder was is it really homesteading with a few million dollars in the bank.
Another thing that made me wonder he was a socialist/communist. It makes me wonder how someone develops those thoughts. Did he not ever go without? Why did he think it was ok for him to have wealth created by a capitalistic father but others should not have that opportunity. It is puzzling to me.
Made me wonder too has anyone really "lived off the land" in recent times.