For those critics and naysayers who are not fortunate enough to know the joys Pennsyltucky has to offer, I say good...stay away and allow the rest of us to enjoy the benefits.
I didn't grow up in the rural area between Philly and Pittsburgh, actually born and raised in the city but longed for life outside when I worked summers as a camp counselor and lifeguard in the P'Tucky heartland.
Quiet, peaceful, relaxing, cool summer nights with breathable air and crickets chirping as opposed to hot and humid, sweltering heat and unbearable nights with police sirens blaring at all hours. The crowds, the rushing, the anger, who needs it.
I knew my eventual destiny would lie outside of city lights.
People seem kinder, joyful, and more apt to help unlike what we witness when we turn on the 6 o'clock news and watch the horrors that unfold in most major cities these days.
This joy is really not limited to Pennsyltucky, as I travel in country areas in other states I find kindred spirits and easier paced lives that tell me we all live in a Pennsyltucky world, at least most of us outside of the metropolitan areas.
So to the naysayers, critics and those who find their joy in ridiculing us I say stay where you are.
You will never know and appreciate the peace and assurance we find here.
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