It seems that after having lived a particular lifestyle for some time your colours stay with you even when you try to take them off.Even after all these years of being one,I do not fully understand what it is that causes people to regard others as hippies.I've come to the conclusion that it is something inside that changes and that it has nothing to do with the outside image. Human nature is such that we often find ourselves doubting the path that we've chosen.In times gone by I've had those very doubts myself,and found myself wondering if I would not have been better off following a more conventional way of life.My lesson was that I am in fact living life as I have chosen to live it,and that if I had the chance to do it again,I would not do it any differently. When I look at the world and see the endless killing and destruction that is going on,I realise that there has been little progress made in the direction of peace.That was our dream from the beginning.My conclusion is that whatever happens,it is our responsibility to keep on doing whatever it is that we are doing which earns us the name of hippy,because the world needs us more now than it ever did. Love and peace to you all.
Feralking, I believe being a "hippy" is setting a peace loving example to the world whether it be through speech, writing, or aura. We all have the power to send these vibes to others and if we try hard enough and if we all believe then we will have world peace someday. we just have to believe! as for the stereotypical idea that what we wear defines us as hippies well those stereotypes are so wrong. we wear what we wear coz we are not afraid, our clothes express our personalities, therefore it is our personalities that portray our hippy within and not our clothes that do. and i totally agree that we have got to keep the "hippy" in us all alive so as to save the world! peace to you my friend. Lily-flower x
I've recently moved to the city,and now live in the main drag of Darwin.It's a real change from what I've been used to as most of my life has been spent living in the country.I've been doing some study during the past 4 years,and I'm on the way to working as a counsellor.It's been due to this that I've had some doubts.Will straight society accept me as I am?I've found that compromising my values has lead me into major dramas in the past,and I didn't want to try that one again,but all the same I really want to work with people on a real level. The good news is that I've been accepted for two positions in the past weeks,and all of my concerns about not being accepted by mainstream have been proved wrong.I'll be working with people who are in crisis,and also working side by side with the local police where support is needed for victims of crime.I'd never have dreamed that this could be possible.Attitudes have changed a lot during the past decades.It really gives me a sense of hope for the future. I really do believe that our culture has a lot to offer society if only we are given the opportunity to show them that.There are many things in society which can be directly attributed to the alternative movement,but mostly the credit is not given to those who helped bring about the changes.We are not even formally recognised as a culture,and I think that we've been around long enough to earn that recognition. Anyway,thanks for your reply. Lots of love and peace to you sister,and to all of our wonderful family around the world. Feralking (as in a king gone feral and not the king of ferals)
