September 2020
Electricity—Its Use & Devices
Friday, September 04, 2020
Oh, the discussion of electricity! It’s an important one. In fact, we know this is one of the pillars of the Amish—that is, not being associated with it. Or, at least, not letting it flow from the great power system that all of us ‘English’ are hooked up to. That is one of their main characteristics, their main and fundamental differences. Nothing wrong with that. If a person or group of people doesn’t want to use electricity, that’s up to them. That being the case, it undoubtedly presents a whole set of challenges, or again, what we as ‘English’ might perceive to be challenges. In reality, though, I think they really are challenges because after all, the Amish have to work with the world’s system to some degree. And not to mention what they observe the outside group having. That also certainly brings temptation and the desire to want more.
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