City or country, never suburbs. Cities are vibrant because people are alive; country is vibrant because everything is alive. The suburbs pulls the people apart and displaces the woods. The world was not meant to be mostly asphalt and grass.
At least in the city, my neighbors are in arm's reach. Our tiny plots of land are full of gardens. I feel like a place feels real when its scale is by foot. You go by foot in the woods. You can also do that in a well-designed city. Even a bicycle can make the scale feel human. The world where you have to get a car to get everywhere is one you're alienated from. The world wasn't meant to be experienced from a plexiglass wall and vinyl dashboard. You're right - you can't commute to a garden.
The city is concrete and glass and strategically placed trees and parks. The air is not fresh the way you find it in the wild. The trees don't surround you. It really is lovely. There isn't a replacement for the woods. But we all can't go to the woods, or else it'd be city too.
I enjoy your writing and I'm happy for you with the journey you're on. It seems to be bringing you joy and peace.
City or country, never suburbs. Cities are vibrant because people are alive; country is vibrant because everything is alive. The suburbs pulls the people apart and displaces the woods. The world was not meant to be mostly asphalt and grass.
At least in the city, my neighbors are in arm's reach. Our tiny plots of land are full of gardens. I feel like a place feels real when its scale is by foot. You go by foot in the woods. You can also do that in a well-designed city. Even a bicycle can make the scale feel human. The world where you have to get a car to get everywhere is one you're alienated from. The world wasn't meant to be experienced from a plexiglass wall and vinyl dashboard. You're right - you can't commute to a garden.
The city is concrete and glass and strategically placed trees and parks. The air is not fresh the way you find it in the wild. The trees don't surround you. It really is lovely. There isn't a replacement for the woods. But we all can't go to the woods, or else it'd be city too.
I enjoy your writing and I'm happy for you with the journey you're on. It seems to be bringing you joy and peace.