What do we think now?

SirJosephPorter

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Nov 7, 2008
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society seems to be caught up in making lots of money.

most people want so much, buy way over their heads, and really have no
idea how simple and healthy and happy life can be, without all the 'stuff'.
those who want the money will work, work, work, and buy, buy, buy, and life goes
by, and all of a sudden they are 50 yrs. old, and can't figure out why things aren't
turning out the way they had planned, they are tired, cranky, why didn't the marriage
work, no time for each other, wow the kids are grown up and gone. hmmmm, lets back up
a giant step, and take a long look in the mirror.

I see the older, simpler houses here in the valley, with little gardens in the back yard,
and I see people who stop to smell the flowers, and appreciate what life has to offer, in
the smallest ways, that mean so much.

Quite so, people today have much greater expectations compared to the 50s. In the 50s, everything was simple. Man got education, went out to work, earned the money. Woman got an education (or not, as the case may be), became a housewife and stayed home. Those who worked outside became secretaries or nurses. Blacks became janitors and servants.

Everybody knew their station in life and nobody made waves. Indeed, I remember a song by Statler Brothers, The Class of 57. In that they describe how the graduates from the class of 57 made out in real life. Men had all kinds varied careers. Women became teachers, housewives or prostitutes. I remember a few lines from it.

Bob drives truck for Sears, Charlotte is on the make
Paul sells life insurance and part time real estate.

Helen is a hostess, Tom works at the mill
Janet teaches grade school, and probably always will

Fred works for the city, Jack is in lab research
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church.

and so on. I thought that was a rather realistic depiction of the society in the 50s.
 

AnnaG

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I just noticed something. I think SJP is referring to ON and maybe even Toronto as "society" and hasn't a clue that there is a whole world full of humans,; a lot of whom are living in the same conditions they have been for hundreds of years. So he may have a point: life in TO and ON may well be better, but it's hardly indicative of life everywhere.
 

JLM

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Nov 27, 2008
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I just noticed something. I think SJP is referring to ON and maybe even Toronto as "society" and hasn't a clue that there is a whole world full of humans,; a lot of whom are living in the same conditions they have been for hundreds of years. So he may have a point: life in TO and ON may well be better, but it's hardly indicative of life everywhere.

Maybe to a teensy degree, but I think between S.J. and TO and ONT. there is a pair of Coke bottle lenses, rose flavoured. :lol::lol: