I used to live in a small viallage and finished my secondary school in a country town - the one I mentioned before. My English teacher always encouraged me to write 'essays' on various topics. The title of one of these - I still remember - was "Those who live in a village never feel lonely".
I no longer agree with what I used to suppose when I was sixteen, yet, I still believe there is something 'human' about villages. Most Hungarian villagers are owners of the houses they live in. Even if the roof is about to fall, there is a place for them to call home. It is highly unlikely to find a regular job in villages, therefore many commute. Villages, however, have a preserving force and provide a kind of unorganized social security that is not observed in towns.
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Well said. I am currently working on my master thesis on this topic, and having the idea of the village as a more authentic, harmonic and value-laden place is definitely not something you are alone about. There's no place like small villages and the peace you'll find there (at least it seems that way - who knows what's going on when you leave... ;))
bischoff, we seem to agree on this that life in villages is more peaceful, at least less stressful than city life. What I also wanted to point out was the existential security offered by these small communities to poor segments of society. For example the possibility of becoming homeless in a village is much smaller even if the number of people who live from one payday to the next is higher than in cities.
Thanks for commenting and good luck with your thesis!
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