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Anybody else jealous of Amish life and their community's? I know certainly they go over the top on many of their rules and other things. But still lots of aspect of their communities are fascinating, and in many ways they live the way the early Christians lived, without including the Amish traditional dress codes. Which is just their culture.
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Yes, I am a little. Their communities are very pure and innocent. But, I am not really up on their theology. I watched a documentary about an Amish couple that had gotten saved, and they had to keep this from the community or risk being ostracized. I am not up on Mennonite theology, but their culture is innocent, too.
I am probably revealing too much here- but revealing too much information about myself online is my forte. Anyway, I have a fantasy sometimes of living off the grid- like this old 1970s show "The Wilderness Family". The premise is this couple's child has asthma and they want to get away from dirty, smoggy LA. So, the family moves to the wilds of Alaska and are kind of like pioneers. It is a nice fantasy. I get the attraction to it, for sure. The separation from the bad influences of the world, the togetherness of the community as a whole. It looks rather nice. I think the agrarian lifestyle is appealing, too. Getting back to the land.
I think this is why I like the movie The Village, even though a lot of people do not.
I am probably revealing too much here- but revealing too much information about myself online is my forte. Anyway, I have a fantasy sometimes of living off the grid- like this old 1970s show "The Wilderness Family". The premise is this couple's child has asthma and they want to get away from dirty, smoggy LA. So, the family moves to the wilds of Alaska and are kind of like pioneers. It is a nice fantasy. I get the attraction to it, for sure. The separation from the bad influences of the world, the togetherness of the community as a whole. It looks rather nice. I think the agrarian lifestyle is appealing, too. Getting back to the land.
I think this is why I like the movie The Village, even though a lot of people do not.
Popular Amish Top 10 List:
10. Sometimes stays in bed until after 5 am.
9. In his sock drawer, you find pictures of women without bonnets.
8. Shows up at barn raising in full 'KISS' makeup.
7. When you criticize him, he yells, "Thou sucketh."
6. His name is Jedediah, but he goes by "Jeb Daddy."
5. Defiantly says, "If I had a radio, I'd listen to rap."
4. You come upon his secret stash of colored socks.
3. Uses slang expression, "Talk to the hand, 'cause the beard ain't listening."
2. Was recently pulled over for driving under the influence of cottage cheese.
AND THE #1 REASON YOU'LL KNOW YOUR TEENAGE AMISH SON IS IN TROUBLE IS:
1. He's wearing his big black hat BACKWARDS!!!
10. Sometimes stays in bed until after 5 am.
9. In his sock drawer, you find pictures of women without bonnets.
8. Shows up at barn raising in full 'KISS' makeup.
7. When you criticize him, he yells, "Thou sucketh."
6. His name is Jedediah, but he goes by "Jeb Daddy."
5. Defiantly says, "If I had a radio, I'd listen to rap."
4. You come upon his secret stash of colored socks.
3. Uses slang expression, "Talk to the hand, 'cause the beard ain't listening."
2. Was recently pulled over for driving under the influence of cottage cheese.
AND THE #1 REASON YOU'LL KNOW YOUR TEENAGE AMISH SON IS IN TROUBLE IS:
1. He's wearing his big black hat BACKWARDS!!!
I'm not jealous of the Amish community at all. I live in an area which has some Amish. I find them a bit hypocritical. They won't own cars or have electricity in their homes, but they'll use those things away from the farm. I've seen some get rides in other people's pick-up trucks -- seems hypocritical to me.
I do, however, wish there were Christian communities. I could envision a community with a communal garden and everyone helping each other based on their skills and aptitude. The possibilities are endless. But, alas, I don't think it would ever happen.
I do, however, wish there were Christian communities. I could envision a community with a communal garden and everyone helping each other based on their skills and aptitude. The possibilities are endless. But, alas, I don't think it would ever happen.
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Things I like about the Amish community:
1. Will drop what they're doing and come running when the neighbor's bell is rung.
2. Can build a barn that will last for over 100 years in one day.
3. Have no need for a telephone.
4. Stick together.
5. Don't argue over what they believe as much.
6. Do it all for the Lord.
Things I don't like:
1. No indoor plumbing.
2. Have to milk cows before the sunrises and then again when it sets, even if they're sick, there's a blizzard, or broke both legs the night before. (And, yeah. There is that bell. But try getting to the bell with two broken legs.)
3. I don't look good in black, white, or blue.
4. No electricity.
5. Not big on going to bed at dark and rising at dark.
6. Don't want to be a farmer.
7. Don't like tourists staring at me and thinking they have ever right to come on my land and take my picture.
8. Can't clock the tourists for coming on my land and taking my picture. (And, apparently, the women folkz have less of a chance of clocking a tourist.)
9. An assumption that I will get married from one of a couple of dozen men to choose from.
10. Not the domestic type, so know none of those men would want me anyway.
11. What happens if you become disabled? And then what becomes of your life? Sure, they'd take care of me, but without electricity in the house, what is there to do? Sew? No music to listen to! Snap green beans? Canning is too hot work to want to do.
12. NO MUSIC!!!! NO DANCING!!!!
1. Will drop what they're doing and come running when the neighbor's bell is rung.
2. Can build a barn that will last for over 100 years in one day.
3. Have no need for a telephone.
4. Stick together.
5. Don't argue over what they believe as much.
6. Do it all for the Lord.
Things I don't like:
1. No indoor plumbing.
2. Have to milk cows before the sunrises and then again when it sets, even if they're sick, there's a blizzard, or broke both legs the night before. (And, yeah. There is that bell. But try getting to the bell with two broken legs.)
3. I don't look good in black, white, or blue.
4. No electricity.
5. Not big on going to bed at dark and rising at dark.
6. Don't want to be a farmer.
7. Don't like tourists staring at me and thinking they have ever right to come on my land and take my picture.
8. Can't clock the tourists for coming on my land and taking my picture. (And, apparently, the women folkz have less of a chance of clocking a tourist.)
9. An assumption that I will get married from one of a couple of dozen men to choose from.
10. Not the domestic type, so know none of those men would want me anyway.
11. What happens if you become disabled? And then what becomes of your life? Sure, they'd take care of me, but without electricity in the house, what is there to do? Sew? No music to listen to! Snap green beans? Canning is too hot work to want to do.
12. NO MUSIC!!!! NO DANCING!!!!
I used to have a business associate that lived in Indiana who had what he said was an Amish guy come do some carpentry work for him occasionally and this guy told him that some of his brethren do go to other people's houses sometimes to enjoy some air conditioning, watch some TV, borrow the phone, etc... but they would be really worried that others in their community would find out
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I don't think a community garden would work, because there would be no way that everyone would do their share of the work in it. But I do think a Community with a few farms for all the produce in right seasons, and live stock. Were all the meat is local and vegetables. And for the rest of the community to be the same a local carpenter, dairy farm, bakery, mill, ect. A community we're everything is local, would be sweet.
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it's a shame to read, but yes, we all must learn where to draw the 'line between the carnal world and Jesus'...
Jesus deals with each of us differently, but most have a hard time believing this...
so many things continually happen that are beyond our spiritual, mental, emotional concept that others
have never experienced/vice-versa, and relating can get sticky, for all kinds of reasons,..
(it's an on-going-process in all of our lives, learning God's Language/Heart)...
this world is kind of like a 'warped-belief-system',,,anything goes, make something up...whatever suits you!
Jesus always does everything His OWN special WAY, and as we have found out, He doesn't usually
ask for permission or for anything else from us, except for us to Love, Honor Him First, Serve, Obey Him,
in every aspect of the 'miracle of our God-given-lives' that He gave to us...
steal the widow's fare
with never a care -
sell a dream that turns into
someone's reality...
Jesus deals with each of us differently, but most have a hard time believing this...
so many things continually happen that are beyond our spiritual, mental, emotional concept that others
have never experienced/vice-versa, and relating can get sticky, for all kinds of reasons,..
(it's an on-going-process in all of our lives, learning God's Language/Heart)...
this world is kind of like a 'warped-belief-system',,,anything goes, make something up...whatever suits you!
Jesus always does everything His OWN special WAY, and as we have found out, He doesn't usually
ask for permission or for anything else from us, except for us to Love, Honor Him First, Serve, Obey Him,
in every aspect of the 'miracle of our God-given-lives' that He gave to us...
steal the widow's fare
with never a care -
sell a dream that turns into
someone's reality...
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I've had only very limited interactions with Mennonites living around Cody, Wyoming but those interactions were pleasant and the Mennonites I dealt with raised very sound saddle horses and sold them for fair prices. They also raised good quality grass and alfalfa hay and sold it for a reasonable price.
I do like the simpler lifestyle, but I always have, even before ever learning anything about the Amish/Mennonite.
I do like the simpler lifestyle, but I always have, even before ever learning anything about the Amish/Mennonite.