We spent the last few days on a farm in the middle of the
cerrado. No internet -no cell phones -just spending time with family and friends.
I have spent time in the past under these conditions and it always
brings me back to appreciating the simple things in life but also missing the
modern luxuries of communication we often take for granted. Cards were played, walks were taken, swimming was done and all around a lot of
relaxation took place. Of course with 10
plus people at the farm, the kitchen was always full of people preparing the
next meal whether it was fresh caught arapaima fish, homemade pasta, or the traditional
Brazlian feijoada. Several times over the stay I reflected back
to growing up when we would go to my grandma’s house and there would always
be people in the kitchen cooking. Lunch
and dinner with a coffee in between,
such a wonderful place for gathering and socializing. Life seems so simple and people connecting so much easier when you are able to disconnect from technology. There
were only a couple of times when I worried about things back in the
states... what if my family needed to
reach me? What if the people staying in
my house needed something? What if a
new business opportunity came a calling? But these
thoughts soon slipped out of my mind as I jumped into the
refreshing water of the pool, slipped into a wonderful afternoon nap in the hammock or pulled up a chair to sit and enjoy the evening
campfire. Days filled with fresh mango
fruit pulled from the trees, sun filled blue skies
and cows grazing just beyond the fences. Not a worry in
the world as I sit here staring at the
night sky with its half-moon and sparkling stars. I ponder how I don’t miss the feeding tube to
the world with the constant checking of the internet and endless possibility of
interruption of life from the cell phone. The more we have
the more we want, but in the end it is
these simple times that fill our soul and replenish our spirit.
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