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This 3-page paper is a short essay, from a grandfather's perspective, about how material things get in the way of what really matters in life.
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Ive been reading a great deal recently about how the current economic downturn and financial crisis have been forcing people to get back
to basics. It seems that a lack of money and material things mean that families are spending more time around the dinner table, taking the time to know each other
and are enjoying each other more. Im seeing that in my own family right now. During the boom times, my daughter
and son-in-law were always in the go with the kids; taking them here and there, going on ridiculously expensive vacations, thinking nothing of spending a ton of money on this
and that. But these days, they seem to be taking things a little easier. I recently took the family on an outing
along the Katy Trail, which is a free hiking trail. This was a no-cost, no-frills event (except for the dinner at Chilis afterward), and we had a great day together.
The kids found tadpoles in one of the ponds, and studied the birds and bugs along the mile-long hiking path with pleasure and interest. My daughter and son-in-law enjoyed themselves
as well. As we strolled along the path, listening to the disgusted, but interested, noise my granddaughter made as my grandsons found some new, squishy thing to tease her with,
we chatted about life, the weather, and just general things. There was no glitter, no spending a lot of money on
stuff we couldnt afford, few distractions. Just nature and each other. While we were eating dinner later on, my daughter smiled at me, and took my hand, thanking me for
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