re: #23 ggt
I was really impacted by the Bela Fleck video you posted a while back. The contrast between the villages and the city he visited struck me. I”d much rather have been in the village. Quiet, easy, clean. The Children seemed so valued.
Cities can be daunting because they seem crowded and impersonal. Villages carry a sense that you can become familiar with everyone and everything. Which can be comforting and good, or scary and horrible since there won’t be a refuge if things go south.