Haha well I was raised (or still being raised, I guess) that as soon as you wake up, the animals get fed before you do. Then once all the morning chores are done, breakfast, working outside all day, lunch on a good day, working some more till dark, evening chores, dinner late at night, sleep, and do it all again the next day. "Working" as in riding horses, cleaning stalls, moving irrigation pipes 2 times/day, cleaning up the place, sometimes were in town running errands. If we go into the house for a break when work was to be done outside, we got in trouble. So I'm used to always moving and doing something so I don't get into trouble. Yeah, silence is golden, but it's kinda like me being restless. I'm used to working all day and noise so when I'm not busy and its quiet, it bugs me and feels unnatural.
Wow. Me too. I thought the days of that lifestyle were dead and gone. Kudos to your parents for working together teaching family and hard work ethics.
I was also brought up to lead by example. Didn't work. My kids are more a product of their mom. Town/city girl. Divorced parents.
I could say much but I don't wana sound like an ignorant, sexist, macho man and that's the way most people take it when I say what's on my mind. Most likely because I no longer have the patience to deal with frail human egos(in adults). Apparently honesty aint a virtue, it's more a vindictive irritation.
So now I just avoid confrontation and do what I need to do to make sure my baby don't go hungry and/or thirsty, or gets lost and/or injured outside because everyone else is sitting around inside. I just wana make sure she gets old enough, and has enough teachings, to make it on her own. You know cook, clean, healthier choices on all levels etc.
And of course I keep busy,...chores, wood, sidewalks, vehicle maintenance, dog area, poultry, horses, rabbits and food for everything and everyone.
Ha! I don't even do dishes, sweep or mop anymore, or anyone else's laundry, just mine.
I actually have time to go visit my folks or my buddies from time to time. But mostly work eat sleep. It's a pretty darn good life.
Oh ya, Nature ain't silent. Far from it. Very, very far from it. But it is quieter than the un-Natural world.
