Granpa and I were talking on the way to work this morning. I opined that this medical traveling we're doing forces us to live in the moment, as they say. We know our time anywhere is limited by the contract dates, so we only have "x" amount of time to discover interesting history in that location. Time and again, people who live there say they haven't been to these places that are in their own back yard.
Granpa said that people who don't have short contract jobs live in a cocoon of certainty. They begin to believe it's a cocoon of their own creation, and they tend to forget that it all comes from the Lord. We, on the other hand, are very aware that God is in control of our lives. We never know where the next contract will be, whether it will be extended for weeks or months or even a year - or even if there will BE a next contract! We never know what our housing will be like, what we'll have in the way of cooking utensils, what bed we'll have, what chairs we'll have to sit in... We don't know if we will have to fly or drive to the next location. We take nothing for granted.
Conclusion? More people should be travelers!!
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We found this to be true when we were in the army. First find the way to work. Then find the food stores (grocery or commissary). Next places to visit. We had the same experiences you did of locals not knowing what there was to see nearby. Started a new project of creating short videos of art in our community. Should prove interesting. When we were in Georgia the battlefields were engrossing. Really enjoying your blog.
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