Believe it or not, I actually spent time thinking about an answer for this question. And then it whacked me over the head with all the force of a home-run strike - the answer was in front of me the entire time!
My whole attitude in life centers around being excruciatingly stubborn and in living life my way and on my own terms. After all, this blog is all about that! By extension, I also feel that people should take responsibility for themselves. Any decision one makes is better than simply drifting along with the flow. (By that token, if one DECIDES to drift along, then one should be prepared to face the consequences of that decision, too!)
In the 2005 movie, Cinderella Man, there is a scene that would always stay in my memory. In it, James J. Braddock (portrayed excellently by Russell Crowe) stands in a queue at the welfare office to RETURN the money that he received as a welfare grant, saying that he never intended to keep it, but just borrow it until his life got better. That to me, is what life should be about - never to let yourself get totally dependent on handouts, whether it be from government, other social institutions or even from friends and family.
Free Range Hooligan will ultimately be about Permaculture here in South Africa and the way in which different systems in my life relate to each other in such a way that the end result is positive and beneficial to all involved. So, what should happen is that my own independent way of thinking and doing leads to a lifestyle where I can give back to society in a real and meaningful way, and teach others to do exactly the same. I commit myself to finding the information that is most relevant to my situation (long, hot summers, no snow, little rain, no quick, cheap mail-order websites) and to share it with readers in my country and region for their information and benefit.
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