Ok… our never-ending pursuit/love of high tech has left us overly reliant on power. We’ve passed the mark of exhaustion. Let’s step back and realize that we have lost something here. We’ve lost the ability to be simple. Da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Let’s hike, let’s camp, let’s rediscover the value in simplistic rituals of camping, fishing and spending time together. We are about to implode. We can do this… it’s important that we do this. Can’t you see? —Thistle
This article appears in Mar 15-21, 2012.