tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363988.post2137718572277152718..comments2009-01-02T07:23:21.112-05:00Mauricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963189495790580232noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363988.post-89885205997176854252009-01-02T07:23:00.000-05:002009-01-02T07:23:00.000-05:00Hmmmmmm.... I think I may have to disagree with you- after further thought. Yes indeed, I do live in the countryside on a ridiculously large parcel of land. It was a choice made, not because we were looking for privacy, but because we are major gardeners. Hopefully we offset some major societal costs by growing almost all of our vegetables (two stocked freezers!). <BR/><BR/>But I think the larger objection is that we all make compromising choices. I would be stopped dead in my tracks if I always did "the right thing." My line in the sand is reproduction. The world certainly does not need one more cute baby. Yet I do not hold it against others who choose to do so.<BR/><BR/>That being said.....saintitude is still something to aspire to. You are also correct that densely settled villages are the best use of resources.<BR/><BR/>Don't you like that word-saintitude?SMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074869561178154760noreply@blogger.com