Plain Life

Title: Plain Life
Author: Scott Savage
ISBN: 9780345438034
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Very Good
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Publisher Description:
In today's fast-paced, high-tech world, the most radical act of all might be this: to slow down ... to try, in each moment, to be fully, truly present. Scott Savage, editor of the hand-produced Plain magazine, spent ten years trying to do just that -- by embracing his Quaker faith and, with his family, rejecting the technological trappings of modern life. Then Scott decided to seal his commitment to the plain life by terminating his driver's license.

In this account of his weeklong walk across the state of Ohio to officially hand in his license at the state capital, each moment on the road leads to contemplation of what the transition to the plain life has meant for Scott, his wife, Mary Ann, and their children. We come to understand that the Savage family's chosen life is not easy, but the rewards are immense: the arbor of shade trees surrounding their house, the laughter of the children, who without TV learn to create their own games and stories, the family activities of preparing food and tending the garden.

There are vital, life-affirming lessons for all of us here -- who might have only imagined taking some of the steps that the Savage family have put into practice. In "A Plain Life, " we walk into a smaller, revolutionary world, where the journey is sacred and each step is a destination.