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by Norm Payne Jim, an elderly retired man lived in a small town and he loved to sit under a shade tree in his front yard and wave as people drove by. He had lived his entire life in that town and knew everyone and everything that happened in his town. One day a car pulling a trailer full of household furnishings stopped and a woman from the car asked Jim, “what kind of town is this?” Jim asked the woman what kind of town did they just leave. She replied it was a terrible town with unfriendly and nosey neighbors. Even the churches were unfriendly and they never attended events at school or the parks because everyone in town was snobs. She continued to say they felt they needed to leave that town and find a new place to live. Jim told the woman, “this town is just like the one you left and I think you need to move on and look for another town. You would not like living here.” A little later another car pulling a trailer full of household items stopped and asked Jim, “what kind of town is this?” Jim asked what kind of town did they just leave. The woman said it was a beautiful town with friendly neighbors and they were involved with church and civic groups. She said they were heartbroken to leave such a nice town, but a job change required them to move. Jim replied, “this town is just like the one you left and you will enjoy living here.” The moral of the story is people make the town and if you are a friendly and helpful person - you will think the town is friendly and helpful. If you are not a friendly person and don’t join in activities - you will think the town is a terrible place to live. We have found campgrounds to be the same way as towns. If you sit in your RV 24-hrs a day you will think the campground is unfriendly and will probably never return. But if you get out and meet your neighbors, attend pot-lucks and ice cream socials, volunteer to teach a craft or clean the clubhouse - you will find it is a friendly campground and you will make plans to return. No matter if you live in towns or campgrounds - it will only be as good as you make it. |