The 1800's

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If you ever read a book on the 1800's you know what I mean when I say "dream-like". The way people lived, even if hardened, was always honest. At least that is the way the author's fortell the beautiful mastery which was the 1800's. Farmer's worked hard, and prayed to their lord in heaven. They were thankful and kind, friendly to a neighbor passing by. Things were a lot more simple then, and I wish in some ways we could adapt to those same ways. An Amish Village, could not honestly tell of what life was like back in the 1800's nor could the farmer that my fiance and I live across from. The beautiful countryside in which we live is truly full of history and stories that if trees could talk, would tell of the hardships and love that the 1800's were all about. I'm reading a book called The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg. A Swedish author and his depiction of the 1800's and the life of farmers who dreamed of immigrating to the newly found land of America. It's a beautiful tale, and one my fiance and I intend to read fully. There are several more books, and we are lucky to find that they are available online for the purchasing. I know that my fiance enjoys parts of the book that are separate from my own enjoyment. I dream of the things that were of the 1800's. The beautiful ways of the simple folk then. A sufficient home to them would only be but a meager shed to us, now. A toilet inside would be something they'd imagine a king to be the owner of, never would they have foreseen the poorest of our days owning such a commodity. I may be a dreamer, but a dreamer I will remain. I love thinking of the things that people owned back then, and the beautiful nature that surrounded them for miles and miles. I am fortunate to live in the country myself, and I am so very happy that I do. I am thankful that god has brought me such a handsome man that I love, but I do wish that more of our beautiful Nation could be covered in vast land, and not by tall buildings that serve no purpose but to be a competitor to another, or a convenience for a man who doesn't know the meaning behind beauty in nature. I suppose, questions are in order and I do hope that if you respond to this discussion you will respond to me kindly as I will do the same for you on my own comments. [b]Do you think that since history repeats itself we will one day be back to the simple life of people from the 1800's and prior? Would you want to go back to that style of living? Do you agree that tall buildings are nothing but a burden to us and destroying our beloved nations? [/b]