01-29-2008, 04:22 AM
I don't want anyone to miss the point, if I had one. For me this was about listening to the oldest person born in Hawaii I have ever seen playing an instrument I love. As I watched him and heard him tell stories of the old days, I started imagining the Hawaii he knew -- a different one from the Hawaii we know. Easy, of course, to romanticize, but who among us would not want to go back to that time if we could, if only for a few moments? Listening to him was the next best thing.
My other point is that "progress" has its price.
And yes, I was being facetious when I speculated that it was a living hell. I am sure there were some who were leading difficult lives. It was a plantation culture after all. But I am quite sure that in other ways it was very close to Eden.
My other point is that "progress" has its price.
And yes, I was being facetious when I speculated that it was a living hell. I am sure there were some who were leading difficult lives. It was a plantation culture after all. But I am quite sure that in other ways it was very close to Eden.