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It’s a long weekend in Melbourne, and we have had a household of 12. It’s an adjustment from our normally boisterous five to add another seven, with just about every decade represented in the house. In the early days of our relationship, Ev and I spoke about having a large family. Being from smallish household ourselves, we idealized the large family. If any thoughts remained, the birth of our third extinguished them completely (he was born at 24 weeks).
It hit me in the quiet of the evening that the households of old were as large as we have experienced (with some adjustment) today. Extended families, servants, villagers, all gathered around the table. I wonder if the noise level matched ours… But then, I suspect that their lives were generally less noise-affected outside the table.
I wonder if living in cities, with all their attendant noise, give us less emotional energy for the relationships which are the currency of life in the first place.
Posted by gary at March 12, 2005 10:51 PM
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