I see things as they never were, and long for their return. The value of labor. Work, the process, can be a beautiful thing, quite apart from our attempts to measure it in dollars. The importance of human contact. We are flesh and blood creatures who need physical connections.
Life today is filled with empty noise.
Most of us seem incapable of spending time with our own thoughts. Legend has it that at one time human-like creatures gathered in bands under leaders who had earned their respect through deeds and skills. There were few parties or PACs at that time. Responsibility and accountability. People once were held personally accountable for their actions.