Pioneers

The world of pioneers and our own are different in countless ways. However, our purpose of surviving and living resemble theirs. It is just that our ways are different from a pioneer's way. To live means it is necessary to do things that supports a better condition in life. This include the necessity for food and supply, education, social connection, shelter, medication, and many more. It may never occurred to us how pioneers live, but surely it is tougher and much more difficult. I'll give you some examples. What do you normally do when your stomach starts growling? Maybe you'll search the refrigerator or perhaps call the pizza delivery guy. Pioneers, on the other hand, don't live with all the luxuries we own. They'll need to hunt down their food, and that is assuming they could find any during their travels in unfamiliar lands. When it comes to social connection, we hang out with friends everyday and rarely think of the word "bored." It is hard for me to imagine myself waking up each day to see the same faces of fellow pioneers. Next comes education. For us, studying from thick textbooks stuffed with all kinds of knowledge blows our heads off for sure. I envy pioneers for their freedom, and the fact that they know much more about living in the wild than us; city people. I bet they know perfectly well how to start fires in the absence of lighters or matches, and build temporary shelters which are comforting for the night and safe at the same time. Our houses and shelters though are more permanent constructions to live in due to the conditions in our community. We rarely have wild beasts wandering outside our doors and have all the facilities to just stay inside. So lastly, I'll discuss about medication. In our place, most sickness is cured by going to hospitals so we can be treated by nurses and educated doctors. Medical technology is more advanced and trustworthy. The pioneers, well, use less advanced medication, mostly relying on herbs and medical plants. Don't you think the difference is just so much? That is why people, especially city people, must learn to appreciate and be thankful for every wonderful givings from God, for not everybody live a glamorous life.