I find as the months and years go by I no longer want to participate in this societys way of life.
Wow, exactly how I feel. I am newly retired and have pretty much stopped participating. Other than this forum and a couple of others, I just do my own thing. Live in the boonies, wood heat, no cable, make things and sell them if I need more money.
Yep.
I sort of have experience with this when I was younger at my grandma’s fishing camp in slidell, la.
only heat was a wood burning stove or the bonfire out back. Shower was a cold water hose hooked up to an metal portable shower head. Food was caught from the water.
As a kid I thought that was boring sometimes, but as an adult I sort of look back on that longingly.
Simplicity.
For me the best sort of happiness is time spent with dogs. It has come down to a point where I like dogs a lot better than I like people, so I spend more time with them.
Other than that I love walking, going to the beach and swimming, bike riding and a few other very simple activities.
I don’t need a yacht or a mansion or a sports car. I don’t need a trophy wife or power over others or a vast, personal fortune.
Freedom is being able to do what you love, and happiness is loving what you do. That is where I want to be on this earth. If I cannot have that, then I’ll be ready to leave.