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Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
Way too many people these days don't understand (or ignore) the age-old rule of "love thy neighbor as thy love thyself' or anything about reciprocating courtesy. They all seem to want something for nothing and not work for anything.
I grew up out in the mountains of Virginia back in the 70's and often times bartering and helping neighbors was a way that everyone was able to get by in life. Much of the time a simple "thank you" and genuine appreciation was all that was needed. I call it payment to the soul.
It was a culture shock when I came to South Texas in the late 80's with the military. Many the civilian local people were outwardly suspicious of everything and everybody. It took years in some cases to build community relationships with some people. It helped when they started teaching me some basic Spanish and some of the cultural differences.
There are still a lot of good people in the world of every ethnic culture, but way too many have just become self-serving and only interested in their own self gain.
Modern (distorted) 24/7 news and smart phones are the demise of genuine human communications.
Way too many people these days don't understand (or ignore) the age-old rule of "love thy neighbor as thy love thyself' or anything about reciprocating courtesy. They all seem to want something for nothing and not work for anything.
I grew up out in the mountains of Virginia back in the 70's and often times bartering and helping neighbors was a way that everyone was able to get by in life. Much of the time a simple "thank you" and genuine appreciation was all that was needed. I call it payment to the soul.
It was a culture shock when I came to South Texas in the late 80's with the military. Many the civilian local people were outwardly suspicious of everything and everybody. It took years in some cases to build community relationships with some people. It helped when they started teaching me some basic Spanish and some of the cultural differences.
There are still a lot of good people in the world of every ethnic culture, but way too many have just become self-serving and only interested in their own self gain.
Modern (distorted) 24/7 news and smart phones are the demise of genuine human communications.