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Lädt ... A Plain Life (2000)von Scott Savage
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In today's fast-paced, high-tech world, the most radical act of all might be this: to slow down . . . to try, in each moment, to be fully, truly present. Scott Savage, editor of the hand-produced Plain magazine, spent ten years trying to do just that--by embracing his Quaker faith and, with his family, rejecting the trappings of modern life, technology, and media. Then Scott decided to seal his commitment to the plain life by terminating his driver's license. In this account of his week long walk across the state of Ohio to officially hand in his license at the state capitol, each moment of the road leads to contemplations of what the transition to the plain life has meant for Scott, his wife Mary Ann, and their children. We come to understand that the Savage family's chosen life is not easy by any means, but the rewards of place, presence, authenticity, and community which have accompanied their rejection of what most of us take for granted are immense: the arbor of shade trees surrounding their house, the laughter of the children who without TV learn to create their own games and stories, the family activities of preparing food and tending the garden. As Scott walks along in meditation, with trucks rumbling by on the nearby highway, he cannot help but think of Ned, the buggyhorse who, at the end of Scott's pilgrimage, will be the family's only engine. There are vital, life-affirming lessons for all of us here--who might have only imagined taking some of the steps that the Savage family have put into practice. In A Plain Life, we walk into a smaller, revolutionary world, where the journey is sacred, and each step . . . a destination. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Author Scott Savage has rejected modernity has decided to live life as a Quaker (no problem there -- live and let live). However, Savage wastes no opportunity reminding the rest of us who haven't forsaken modern ways that we are most definitely on the wrong path.
The main point of the book is to chronicle a journey that Savage will take, on foot, to personally surrender his driver's license at the DMV in Columbus, OH. It doesn't matter that his license *expires* on the day he is surrendering it. It also doesn't matter that there is a DMV just a few miles from his home. Nope, he sanctimoniously wants to surrender his license in the state capitol as a matter of principle. This will require an 8 day walk (during which time his pregnant wife will be at home with their 3 very young children, feeding the barn animals, pumping water from the cistern, cooking over a fire, washing clothes with a washboard, and taking care of all other household tasks "Little House on the Prairie" style).
Seems as though at the end of all this Savage accomplished his goal, but still didn't have any perspective, IMO.
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