Why I Still Go to the Mountains Vol. 37 Us, 200 Years from Now
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“Ross — Tasmania’s Finest Heritage Village”
A sign stood by the road with those words written across it.
Ross is known as one of Tasmania’s finest historic villages, and its streets still carefully preserve the atmosphere of the early 19th century.
About 200 years ago.
A time before smartphones, before the internet, and even before cars.
In Japan, old towns and historic streets also attract countless visitors. Walking among traditional buildings and stone-paved streets, many people probably find themselves thinking, “Things were better back then.”
It made me wonder.
Two hundred years from now, when someone looks at the towns and houses we live in today, what will they think?
“It’s nostalgic.”
“It’s beautiful.”
“I wish I could have lived in those days.”
Will they really feel that way?
To be honest, I’m not so sure.
Why are we so fascinated by the way people lived 200 years ago?
Perhaps it’s because life back then wasn’t driven entirely by efficiency and convenience.
Things may have been less convenient. They may have required more time and effort. But perhaps it was also an age when the simple act of living itself mattered more.
If that’s true, then perhaps those of us living today should try to create a life that our future selves will look back on and think,
“That was a good life.”
Maybe that would be a richer way to live.
Those were the thoughts that came to me as I walked through the beautiful town of Ross in early autumn.
I would have liked to stay a little longer and wander through its streets.
But my next destination was waiting.
About 110 kilometers north of here.
Deloraine.
Once again, I started the Ford’s diesel engine, its deep, slightly throaty rumble breaking the silence.
The journey toward the mountains was still far from over.
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