Happy the man whose wish and care, a few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, in his own ground. (Alexander Pope)
American society has grown more divided as it has grown larger, and many Americans have no understanding or empathy for people who live differently. There are many different dividing lines keeping people apart. One of them is urban versus rural. Some people from suburbs and city have little notion of life outside their city limits. They
would say our small rural Indiana town is “nowhere.” To us, every place is some place. Cornfields are just as agreeable as tall buildings.
Andy Zehner is an Assessment Analyst for Purdue University and lives outside Roachdale with his family.
American society has grown more divided as it has grown larger, and many Americans have no understanding or empathy for people who live differently. There are many different dividing lines keeping people apart. One of them is urban versus rural. Some people from suburbs and city have little notion of life outside their city limits. They
would say our small rural Indiana town is “nowhere.” To us, every place is some place. Cornfields are just as agreeable as tall buildings.
Andy Zehner is an Assessment Analyst for Purdue University and lives outside Roachdale with his family.
