It's certainly more than likely I was over-interpreting what you said. It was late, I was tired, and misinterpretations on LJ are very easy.
I think, for the most part, that we're on the same page about a lot of things. I, too, have many friends and family at a great physical remove from me (they range from the Western US all the way to Australia in some cases), and I have always loved having so large an extended family.
I also cultivate local relationships, even if I'm never going to be bosom buddies with my neighbour Pat who feeds the neighbourhood cats. I'm not likely to club Pat over the head to get her cat food should TEOTWAWKI occur. :P
The only way I can see to preserve the values of which we're both speaking is how I've outlined it: to live those values as fully as I can with friends and family and to hope the effect spreads.
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Date: 2007-05-12 12:32 pm (UTC)I think, for the most part, that we're on the same page about a lot of things. I, too, have many friends and family at a great physical remove from me (they range from the Western US all the way to Australia in some cases), and I have always loved having so large an extended family.
I also cultivate local relationships, even if I'm never going to be bosom buddies with my neighbour Pat who feeds the neighbourhood cats. I'm not likely to club Pat over the head to get her cat food should TEOTWAWKI occur. :P
The only way I can see to preserve the values of which we're both speaking is how I've outlined it: to live those values as fully as I can with friends and family and to hope the effect spreads.