California Trees
Often simple things are hard to do. For example, today I was trying to help a person transfer medical records from one place to another. One agency said they could not transfer records that were gathered at another agency, permission had to be granted by everyone, phone calls had to be made and when all was set for the transfer a fax machine broke down, delaying the transfer till who knows when.
Gardening is simple even though some try to make it complicated. Basically you grow what you have sown. Earlier this winter I had sown some salad green seeds in the sun room planters and tonight, like other nights, we had home grown salad greens in our salad. I have not sowed any salad seeds recently so that when this crop is done it will be a while before I sow and harvest another crop of salad greens.
As I have mentioned before, when I was young, in simpler times, we thought the advancement of technology would leave us with lots of leisure time. Technology did explode but instead of more leisure time we are busier than ever. Life is more complicated.
I have really noticed recently that many simple things are made hard. More technology, more bureaucracy, more division and specialization of skills and resources, rather than simplifying living have made it more difficult. No wonder I am so tired these days. Or maybe it is just that I am getting old and thinking of the ‘good old days’ when life was simple.
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