that. Life Studies is how you interact with people and nature.”
“Wow, that sounds like a lot for two people.”
“We don’t cover every subject every day. I teach in the morning on one subject and Helen does the same in the afternoon. Every Monday through Thursday, we rotate the subject matter. Friday is independent study where we assist the students in their studying and assignment, and then two days off schooling.”
“That’s impressive. It must be very rewarding to teach and influence young minds.”
“I’m blessed with my life. Especially recently,” he added, and flashed a captivating smile that made my heart melt.
Yeah, me too.
“I didn’t know what I wanted to do in my life and my father always said, ‘A smart man is a business man.’ Since my brother never went to college, I think he applied that motto to me. I’m in my second year, but manipulating numbers doesn’t seem like it will be very rewarding,” I admitted.
“What are you interested in?” Orion asked.
“Hmm, I don’t know… I think I’m starting to get interested in medicine. I would love to heal people. Although in high school, chemistry and biology didn’t come as easily to me as my math classes did.”
“It’s never too late,” he added.
“I know… I just don’t want to waste away 10 years studying in school. I want to focus on improving other aspects of my life.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“I’d like to learn to play an instrument and learn to dance. I want to improve my cooking skills and be a stronger swimmer. I can tread water pretty good but I look like a half-drowned cat whenever I try to swim longer distances,” I chuckled.
Orion laughed. “I can teach you some of those things. I bet you would be a quick learner.”
“What can you can teach me?” My curiosity was peaked.
“I can play the guitar and I’m a pretty good farmer. I have a lot of experience with herbs and spices and can teach you how to use them too,” he offered.
“I would like that,” I said avidly.
“But you probably don’t want me to teach you how to dance,” he admitted.
“Now you have my attention. That may be entertaining to see,” I teased.
An elderly couple holding hands walked by and smiled. I smiled back and watched as they sauntered down the sidewalk together. They reminded me of Mom and Dad. The memory both warmed my heart and broke it. I looked the other direction down the path, trying to distract myself from the thought.
“I don’t see any transportation other than the trolley. How do you get to around?” I asked.
“You can pretty much get anywhere in town by trolley, bicycle or on foot. If you need to travel farther, we have a depot about a kilometer from here where you can use one of the horses, or community vehicles for longer trips. We also have boats available for use.”
“What about power? I don’t see any power lines or towers anywhere?”
His brows slightly turned in confusion. “I don’t know what those are. We get our energy from the sun and use photovoltaic cells to collect and store the sun’s heat.”
“This place amazes me. Everything here makes sense. I wonder how my world became so cluttered and complicated. There’s so much consumption, greed and anger in my world that doesn’t seem to exist in yours.”
We sat down on a bench outside of the school.
“We are all connected to one another in spirit. Everyone has a purpose here and most want to contribute. If there is something you need, we try to teach each other the skill to make it or someone in the community may have it. Sometimes we have to order supplies from the city. There are a few factories there.”
“We don’t have that interconnection where I come from. Even with the constant daily interactions, most of us feel alone. We’re always trying to find a place to fit in and make sense of our existence. We fill our lives with objects to satisfy ourselves, but it’s never enough. But here… I have nothing
“Wow, that sounds like a lot for two people.”
“We don’t cover every subject every day. I teach in the morning on one subject and Helen does the same in the afternoon. Every Monday through Thursday, we rotate the subject matter. Friday is independent study where we assist the students in their studying and assignment, and then two days off schooling.”
“That’s impressive. It must be very rewarding to teach and influence young minds.”
“I’m blessed with my life. Especially recently,” he added, and flashed a captivating smile that made my heart melt.
Yeah, me too.
“I didn’t know what I wanted to do in my life and my father always said, ‘A smart man is a business man.’ Since my brother never went to college, I think he applied that motto to me. I’m in my second year, but manipulating numbers doesn’t seem like it will be very rewarding,” I admitted.
“What are you interested in?” Orion asked.
“Hmm, I don’t know… I think I’m starting to get interested in medicine. I would love to heal people. Although in high school, chemistry and biology didn’t come as easily to me as my math classes did.”
“It’s never too late,” he added.
“I know… I just don’t want to waste away 10 years studying in school. I want to focus on improving other aspects of my life.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“I’d like to learn to play an instrument and learn to dance. I want to improve my cooking skills and be a stronger swimmer. I can tread water pretty good but I look like a half-drowned cat whenever I try to swim longer distances,” I chuckled.
Orion laughed. “I can teach you some of those things. I bet you would be a quick learner.”
“What can you can teach me?” My curiosity was peaked.
“I can play the guitar and I’m a pretty good farmer. I have a lot of experience with herbs and spices and can teach you how to use them too,” he offered.
“I would like that,” I said avidly.
“But you probably don’t want me to teach you how to dance,” he admitted.
“Now you have my attention. That may be entertaining to see,” I teased.
An elderly couple holding hands walked by and smiled. I smiled back and watched as they sauntered down the sidewalk together. They reminded me of Mom and Dad. The memory both warmed my heart and broke it. I looked the other direction down the path, trying to distract myself from the thought.
“I don’t see any transportation other than the trolley. How do you get to around?” I asked.
“You can pretty much get anywhere in town by trolley, bicycle or on foot. If you need to travel farther, we have a depot about a kilometer from here where you can use one of the horses, or community vehicles for longer trips. We also have boats available for use.”
“What about power? I don’t see any power lines or towers anywhere?”
His brows slightly turned in confusion. “I don’t know what those are. We get our energy from the sun and use photovoltaic cells to collect and store the sun’s heat.”
“This place amazes me. Everything here makes sense. I wonder how my world became so cluttered and complicated. There’s so much consumption, greed and anger in my world that doesn’t seem to exist in yours.”
We sat down on a bench outside of the school.
“We are all connected to one another in spirit. Everyone has a purpose here and most want to contribute. If there is something you need, we try to teach each other the skill to make it or someone in the community may have it. Sometimes we have to order supplies from the city. There are a few factories there.”
“We don’t have that interconnection where I come from. Even with the constant daily interactions, most of us feel alone. We’re always trying to find a place to fit in and make sense of our existence. We fill our lives with objects to satisfy ourselves, but it’s never enough. But here… I have nothing
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