Good read.
My grandparents lived on a small farm on the outskirts of a indusrialized city. It was only a couple of acres but they had small farm animals that provided them with fresh eggs and hassenpfeffer, a vineyard for wine making, and a lovely clear stream that ran through the property that provided water for their extensive vegetable gardens when it was dry.
The state took their property by eminent domain to make way for the neighboring state college. They had to move into the city. Within two years, they both were dead.
I think they not only died of broken hearts, but of the inability to cope with city life.
Sad story, I'm sorry to hear it.
My parents lived their entire lives in a big city. When dad retired they moved to a very small town about 4 hours away. After a year or so they were no longer comfortable driving in the same big city that they had just left.
I am a city raised girl that lived in the country outside of a small town for 16 years. It was a nightmare, I hated every minute of it. We have been back in the city now for almost 30 years and I will live here till I die. I absolutely love it!