So glad you have found a solid tribe Benjamin! Modern family lifestyles are actually very non-inclusive as the so called nuclear family seems destined to be 'separate' from all the other 'families' economically, politically and yes, emotionally. 'My' family is a non inclusive statement par excellence in a sense. Indigenous cultures have a far deeper understanding of how we can all live as a bigger family i.e. a tribe. You have held the faith that such a larger family is possible and presto it has appeared. I wish you all the best in the Netherlands where I once passed several days in a jail cell in Breda. The police were very understanding of the acid tripping hippy who stood in the street , stopped a Volkswagen and demanded to be taken to Paris immediately! As you know the police drive Volkswagens in Holland :) They were very understanding and even sympathetic before they deported me to the UK with a stamp in the passport saying 'Do not return to Holland!' I did return and got re-arrested then went back to jail but even then they were so good to me :)
Thanks for the insights JC and the a,using tales of the Netherlands. People are indeed very nice. Today a cafe could not serve us as we were too early so a passerby took us to her home and made us coffee - we sat on the terrace and spent the next hour saying good morning to everyone on their morning walks.
So glad you have found a solid tribe Benjamin! Modern family lifestyles are actually very non-inclusive as the so called nuclear family seems destined to be 'separate' from all the other 'families' economically, politically and yes, emotionally. 'My' family is a non inclusive statement par excellence in a sense. Indigenous cultures have a far deeper understanding of how we can all live as a bigger family i.e. a tribe. You have held the faith that such a larger family is possible and presto it has appeared. I wish you all the best in the Netherlands where I once passed several days in a jail cell in Breda. The police were very understanding of the acid tripping hippy who stood in the street , stopped a Volkswagen and demanded to be taken to Paris immediately! As you know the police drive Volkswagens in Holland :) They were very understanding and even sympathetic before they deported me to the UK with a stamp in the passport saying 'Do not return to Holland!' I did return and got re-arrested then went back to jail but even then they were so good to me :)
Thanks for the insights JC and the a,using tales of the Netherlands. People are indeed very nice. Today a cafe could not serve us as we were too early so a passerby took us to her home and made us coffee - we sat on the terrace and spent the next hour saying good morning to everyone on their morning walks.