Is it Certainly a Choice?

June 28, 20011
Is it Certainly a Choice?

To be in a place that is quiet;
Enough so the days can get lonely,
Without really being too lonely
Under no circumstances would the noise of cities be tolerable
for any length of time:
It is a choice.

Doing without the constant need that society has
To spend
To spend
To shop and spend.

Outside of that choice
A small frame of reference must be maintained,
There are things that we need in today's modern world.
If nobody else had them, or even the majority was without
it would not be important;
Transportation, modern communication, and some knowledge of what the rest of the world is up to
Have been forced upon this rural life.

The pull of the quiet, mostly undisturbed life
By the forces outside
Can be strong --- depressing and exhilarating
At times realizing that one cannot afford the "needs" butSometimes experiencing the immersion in the shopper's culture of sales and special treatment

Is it really a choice?
Or is it an evasion
To avoid the noise and drama
In trade for quiet and some chance of solitude

Because, if real choice were to be offered
Wouldn't that small frame of reference
abandon society's forcing and contain possibilities of choice?