Spiritual Visit

Yes, it is broken down, old, possibly dangerous to live in, but it’s ours. Every creaking floor board, every missing shingle that let the raindrops in, all that is ours. (I’m using is and ours, because even though our love was completed in this cabin over sixty years ago, the memories of those dreams continue.) 

We were young, adventurous, completely dependent on each other and our dreams of an unburdened life. To be free and self sufficient was our goal. Oh, the hopes of youth; they simply cannot be downtrodden or dismissed with actual facts. That is what is so wonderful about being young, and more importantly, completely devoted to each other and the never ending possibilities.

We met as college students, full of vim and vigor. You might say we were hippies, with our long hair, or flower children. We weren’t really accepted by the “normal” society and that was fine with us. We didn’t need their respect or want their help; we wanted peace, freedom to go our own way and everything that implies. Rules of the everyday nine to five jobs were not for us. We didn’t need “the man” and his conformity, in fact we rebelled against it.  

That was the dream. We set out on our own, found this abandoned cabin and made it our home. To say we were naive would be an understatement. Having grown up with efficient parents, we had no reason to think we would be any different when it came to providing for ourselves. Our college educations did nothing to prepare us for the real world. But youth, health, strength, and determination all were on our side.

Of course our love for each other was also a great motivator, and I think that was the key to our survival. We planted gardens and soon became vegetarians, which was also a life saving device. Being those “flower children”, we didn’t want to harm the animals around us but we did learn to protect our gardens from intruders. We were blessed to have natural edible items close by and researched and learned what was safe to eat. I think this healthy way of eating also contributed to our longer life.

Well it’s time for us to move on, so we’ll be saying farewell. We’ll always be here in spirit of course. If you are hiking and stop in here for a rest, enjoy it, please. We hope you find just an inkling of the happiness we felt while (living) here.

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