Jer_6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
As the bible verse says, in order to find REST for one's own soul, a person needs to go the "old fashioned" way.
Thankfully there are the Amish who reasoned within themselves that modernizing doesn't really improve humanity. There are somethings that are good about "knowing more things" and getting easier access to this and that. (online knowledge based and online shopping). But in reality, the old-paths are the better paths!
Here are a few old-paths ideas.
-Instead of calling, texting, e-mailing someone, go and personally visit the person. You will learn to trust that person more anyhow. Some people simply do not communicate very well through text, e-mail, calling and other electronic communication.
-Go to faith groups within walking distance from your home! Yes, people didn't need to depend on their vehicles to find faith in the old-days. They also didn't need to watch a computer screen!
-Study the conditions of the things in nature that surround your home. Learn the names of the trees, flowers, animals and birds that surround your home. The people in the 1930's knew the creatures by name and studied their habits frequently.
-Go fishing. Trap animals. Cook your foods that you capture over camp fires. Simple as that!
-Learn mother-remedies and other old-fashioned remedies that actually work (put onions on the bottom of your feet to overcome a cold) to replace the need to attend to a doctor.
-Sing hymns. Before the invention of the radio, people would sing from the hymn book.
-Modest clothing? Yes, modesty was important even among minority groups who were not treated kindly.
-Simple agriculture practices. It was not uncommon to own a variety of farm animals, rather than just one common animal for industrial use.
-Some people did not use the schools. They were not allowed due to their culture or heritage. Yet, people did rely on one-room schools, not big fancy schools.
-Bake a pie or two. Instead of buying the fancy processed foods, mother would bake a pie like it was the easiest thing to bake in the world.
-Wash clothes by hand. Wringers and wash boards anyone?
-Horse and buggy. Donkey and cart. Some people didn't own cars, but they knew how to maneuver an animal.
-Tribal wisdom? That was present in those days too.
-Read books and newspapers.
-Lanterns anyone? Yes, some homes didn't have that much electricity in those days.
Unfortunately there was social drama in those days too. Wars and rumors of wars. Simply LEARN from their history and do one's best to avoid falling in their the bad patterns of behavior. Also, the unfortunate thing is that in the 1960's the drug culture started erupting. People assumed that drugs and alcohol fixed problems as well as sexuality uncontrolled. As a result, more disease and distress on the body and homes. If they would have paid attention to biblical wisdom (just as in the 1930's) they would not have gotten into the problems that they got themselves into. Repent and believe the gospel.
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