I'm a city boy, overall. I love going to
movies, shopping (at least for things I like and/or need), and
socialising at pubs and whatnot. Everybody needs activities and
resources like that. But when you travel around downtown, what do you
see? How much has it changed in the time you've lived there? Has that
change been good or bad overall?
I don't mean to be untrusting here but I'm reluctant to mention my exact location here, for my own security and privacy; however, I will again say I'm a Central Queensland resident. I'm currently living in my own unit, but in early 2006, when I was 17 (and in fact it was the exact day I started uni), I moved with my parents to what was once our beach house in coastal town nearby, of about 10 000 people tops. For about the first year, I really hated living there. It was too quiet and slow for me, and I was further away from my friends. But in time, it really grew on me. I came to very much get a lot from being so close to the beach, which became a very nourishing place for me when I needed some R & R, as well as of course being able to take a dip there. It also made me realise, especially once I moved into my own place back in the city, that having nothing explicit or appealing for you to do can motivate you to FIND something which is.
But more to the point now. Cities just seem to keep growing with no end in sight, often in competition against each other, while rural areas are left struggling to catch up. Whenever a new supermarket or restaurant et cetera is even given the go-ahead, more jobs may be created, but it exacerbates both environmental concerns like deforestation and energy consumption, and the pressure to keep up with the demands our producers already face on a daily basis. Retail and hospitality have never been the only industries in which to create employment anyway. To all those who wonder why we hear so much about suicide rates among farmers, well, that's why, and it's not an issue which will vanish any time soon.
I could drag this out further, but I've covered my whole argument. So instead, I'll close with one of my all-time favourite songs, the Eagles' The Last Resort, which is even more relevant now than in 1976. I'd rather listen to them than myself anyway. Thanks for reading, folks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4zR9r9olOg
I don't mean to be untrusting here but I'm reluctant to mention my exact location here, for my own security and privacy; however, I will again say I'm a Central Queensland resident. I'm currently living in my own unit, but in early 2006, when I was 17 (and in fact it was the exact day I started uni), I moved with my parents to what was once our beach house in coastal town nearby, of about 10 000 people tops. For about the first year, I really hated living there. It was too quiet and slow for me, and I was further away from my friends. But in time, it really grew on me. I came to very much get a lot from being so close to the beach, which became a very nourishing place for me when I needed some R & R, as well as of course being able to take a dip there. It also made me realise, especially once I moved into my own place back in the city, that having nothing explicit or appealing for you to do can motivate you to FIND something which is.
But more to the point now. Cities just seem to keep growing with no end in sight, often in competition against each other, while rural areas are left struggling to catch up. Whenever a new supermarket or restaurant et cetera is even given the go-ahead, more jobs may be created, but it exacerbates both environmental concerns like deforestation and energy consumption, and the pressure to keep up with the demands our producers already face on a daily basis. Retail and hospitality have never been the only industries in which to create employment anyway. To all those who wonder why we hear so much about suicide rates among farmers, well, that's why, and it's not an issue which will vanish any time soon.
I could drag this out further, but I've covered my whole argument. So instead, I'll close with one of my all-time favourite songs, the Eagles' The Last Resort, which is even more relevant now than in 1976. I'd rather listen to them than myself anyway. Thanks for reading, folks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4zR9r9olOg
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