A funny thing happened the other day. I was getting my nails done for my birthday, haha , don't worry, im not a regular. I was eaves dropping and couldn't help but overhear the woman sitting next to me. She was talking to another lady about a friend of hers who had everything she could of wanted: a wonderful family, nice home, good husband etc. etc. She left this life of everything, her husband, her job, her responsibilities and moved into a little tiny house/shack in the middle of the woods with no electricity. Apparently, this lifestyle made her happier than she has ever been before. Even when her children came to visit, at first they were bored without television and the things society of the takers thinks we need, but they adapted and became more content than in the previous Taker lifestyle. When they were bored, they would spend time together, go out to the garden which provided food to them, or go on a walk and just enjoy the scenery. The lady had never been happier.
While i was hearing this story, I couldn't help but relate it to Ishmael and the leaver lifestyle. Why was she so much happier without her so called "perfect life, job, and family?" She was able to drop all the hustle and bustle of the Taker lifestyle and repetativeness. I believe the Taker lifestyle has the possibility to posses and does incorporate a high stress level with it. You have to worry about having a good paying job so that you can buy gas, pay rent, buy food, and all the daily amenities one needs to survive. With the leaver lifestyle, you have a role. A role in which you provide yourself with only the things you need and nothing is under lock and key. There is a lot less stress because one is not worried about money and everything related. It seems cash rules everything around us every single day. It scares us if we don't have money. It makes us work harder, (which could be a good thing: a hard worker), but not if it requires busting your butt just to make rent. It amazes me some people that work so hard but never get ahead. The leaver lifestyle seems to eliminate this, as well as positions of high athority in society.
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This is a good entry, and the lady leaving her "perfect" life is really interesting. Whenever I've gone camping or other things like that away from the city, it seems like that's where most of the memories in life are made. You are connecting with others and building a sense of self-worth because you're not glued to a tv or at work going through the movements of everyday life, instead you're doing things that are meaningful, and fulfilling.
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