An Inconvenient Life
Dallas Sharp’s essay “The Commuter’s Thanksgiving” is a eulogy to all the inconveniences of the good life—one’s own wife, children, house, land, and chores.
It is true, however, that there might be
fewer dogs and more children...
fewer flats and more farms,
less canned milk (or whatever the paste is) and more real cream.
Surely we might
buy less and raise more,
hire less and make more,
travel less and see more,
hear less and think more.
Life might be quieter for some of us;
profounder, perhaps, for others of us,—
more inconvenient, indeed, for all of us,
and yet a thing to be thankful for.
Friday, July 1, 2011