tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post4327726709960499461..comments2023-11-15T03:44:35.033-05:00Comments on Fast Grow the Weeds: Stalking the AmishElhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-38249898392472905122007-11-12T22:27:00.000-05:002007-11-12T22:27:00.000-05:00I have a minor Amish obsession! If it weren't for...I have a minor Amish obsession! If it weren't for the religious part (I'm more Buddist than anything) I'd be very tempted to join their communitylChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-70904460042167235702007-11-08T08:45:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:45:00.000-05:00Jason: Thanks for commenting, and clarifying. We...Jason: Thanks for commenting, and clarifying. We all have a tendency to pigeonhole people, especially those in relatively closed societies like the Amish. But again, intentionality, and shared purpose, were my point in this story, a point from which we could learn.<BR/><BR/>Robin: (Brit Brit?) In terms of stark contrast, what the Amish and like societies value and what ours does...well, let's just say ours doesn't have much to say in that matter. Designer shoes aside, of course.<BR/><BR/>BB: So glad you're back amongst us! And I am glad you shared your own experiences here (much closer than many of us, of course). I am the last person on the planet to condone any dogma or patriarchal system, believe me. But here's my friend Michele actually going out there and attempting to see what's doing: it is something I would never have the balls to do, but surprisingly am still very curious about. The small thing, that's the thing: one small store with everything you could possibly need. Amazing.Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-79884832338825410342007-11-07T20:04:00.000-05:002007-11-07T20:04:00.000-05:00Hello again.I've missed your posts.The amish are a...Hello again.<BR/><BR/>I've missed your posts.<BR/><BR/>The amish are a funny bunch. My mother grew up a strict Mennonite (she's a Yoder) in an almost total Amish/Mennonite community in Iowa. I spent many summer months in that town. I loved visiting the country Amish store with no electricity and even getting to ride in a horse and buggy. They definitely have great morals when it comes to simplicity, but there is a lot of dogmatic nonsense in the religion itself-like all religions I suppose.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow enough rambling...BurdockBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174758566322248274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-23020683245814372012007-11-07T17:20:00.000-05:002007-11-07T17:20:00.000-05:00Since I began my own personal movement to SLOW DOW...Since I began my own personal movement to SLOW DOWN, I have a whole new appreciation for the Amish and their way of life. No, I'm not getting a buggy or tossing out my designer heels. But I do see much to admire in how they choose to live and what they hold important. In a world that is obsessed with the likes of Paris Hilton and Brit Brit, it's refreshing to see people who still embody goodness and wholesomeness. <BR/><BR/>--Robin (Bumblebee)Robin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-18776595712346498302007-11-06T09:49:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:49:00.000-05:00Willful is a good word. One of the things that pe...Willful is a good word. One of the things that people really don't seem to get about the Amish (not saying you don't...just the general "people") is that they really don't eschew technology...they just make sure that it has the proper place in their lives. Amish woodmakers do use modern equipment. Amish businesspeople do have fax machines, etc. It is up to the community to decide what is appropriate and what is not. I love that aspect of their lives. I wish more people thought that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com