Lynda - you nailed it!
I'll ask again - has anyone else read 'Ishmael' and 'My Ishmael' by Daniel Quinn? Good reads and might help some understand why 'making it' isn't the only game in town.
As an aside - I'll ask 'when was the last time you saw a free water fountain? - outside your local school system?'
Lock up the food and water and we all become worker bees. (I must admit my social bias here - I am of Native American descent on one side of my family and thoughts of living a balanced life, walking lightly upon the earth and living off the land does come dear to my heart.)
Another good read that might help is another one I just mentioned in these forums and addresses why we aren't all alike is 'The Gammage Cup'.
If we were all the same how boring life would be! And thank you OP, this is an interesting thread which I am enjoying very much!
And PrincessP, I'm not a six foot beauty like you, but I'd make a VERY good sweater girl if you know what I mean
, except for the fact that I'm so hot natured! As it is, I'll have to sit here in my slightly coolish house and enjoy the next preplanned, pre-saved for, cash only vacation in paradise!
