Simpler life? Hmmmm. . .in some ways. . .but I don't think having to harvest and hunt for my meals, worry about marauding Indians, or getting caught up in the various wars on our continent counts as "simpler". :-) Jeff On Nov 19, 2005, at 6:37 PM, N & K Chestnut wrote: > What an interesting picture of our meeting with our ancestors > you have painted. But what if we were in their world, instead of > ours, would we know how to go at a slower pace? Or live a simpler > life? > Meet them in the afterlife, such a discussion may be deemed > "politically incorrect" or even a bunch of "foolishness" by some. > I wonder what our ancestors would think of that kind of thinking? > > Kay C. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sdah13" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:30 AM > Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Middle Initials > > > >> Have yall ever stopped to think that our ancestors "talked funny" >> to our >> ear? If we did have them for Thanksgiving they all would talk >> "funny" and >> even some would not speak "English" of the American variety. They >> probably >> wouldn't smell great and have most of their teeth missing and >> would be in >> their 30's but look 60...but wouldn't it be great for even one day >> to talk >> to them....what would they think of us....not having to cut fire >> wood or go >> out and outsmart and shoot a turkey or goose...to have more to eat >> with than >> a wooden spoon and bowl that may have been passed around among the >> family...to be warm without smelling like burned wood and to be >> clean and in >> fresh clothes that did not stink because you would not bath until the >> streams fthawed in the spring...I think they would be so overcome >> with our >> style of living that they would be speechless....can you imagine >> taking them >> for a first ride in a car that was heated and cooled. The looks >> on the >> ladies' faces when they saw all the clothes in our closets....and >> oboy! I >> can just hear gggggrand mamas going "tisk, tisk, tisk" at the >> leanght of the >> clothes for women.....and the gggggrand dad's laughing at the >> gggggrandsons >> buying rum at the liq. store............how much fun showing them >> our world >> that they made possible with all their sacrifices and hard >> work................maybe that is what the aftertime is >> for...meeting with >> all that went before to compare notes...what a grand banquet that >> will >> be.........huh???? >> MA B. >> >> >> >> ==== WILLIAMS Mailing List ==== >> List web page: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/ >> williams.html >> Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and >> friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/ >> 2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >> >> > > > > ==== WILLIAMS Mailing List ==== > List web page: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/williams.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >