Pioneer Days

I have often said that I would fit better in the pioneer days of America.  When I share that with people, they usually acknowledge the thought and then add, “But they had to deal with life and death on a daily basis.”  It was some time before I came up with the response that puts into focus the two different eras.  “Yes, the pioneers had to deal with life and death on a daily basis; and so do we—plus a lot of garbage they did not have to deal with.”