A nomadic life is such a free life in so
many ways. They have little opportunity to get attached to places because they
never stay long enough . And even the few days are spent mostly amidst nature.
In tents. Yes, they seem to be a close knit community and therefore, attached
to and protective of their own . Lifestyle diseases elude them at the best of
times and worst of times. Happiness is not a special acquisition.
City bred folks have all kinds of issues.
For sunlight , they have to specially go into the sunlight. For exercise to the
gym. There is little informal meeting and more meeting friends with
appointments. What happened to the word “spontaneity”? Not to mention the
artifice that seems to set in , often as a part of the survival kit, among
other pretensions.
Simple pleasures are simply not sought.
Those days are gone when small town life also made frequent inroads into nature
. And the five star culture has deprived people of the wonderful experience of
living on farms and rustic life. Even farms have five star homes now.
Spoilt, aren’t we ? But more than that , we
have lost out on the beauty of being one with nature. I guess, what you have
never experienced, you don’t miss.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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