No Normal Day IV (Travelers) by Richardson J

Author:Richardson, J. [Richardson, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J. Richardson
Published: 2013-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

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The heavy hot days inched by. Emily had come to believe that there was something very special about Unity. The love and loyalty in the descendents of Jack and Beth was obvious. As she had met the other citizens of the community, she realized that the bond extended through the small town. The residents were strong and self sufficient, they had survived and built a haven for the their families. Within the hundred plus population, consisting of three large groups and some scattered individual families, there was agreement. There had to be rules, laws to live by. These laws of Unity were not complicated. You were expected to do, according to your capability and ability, your part in the sustaining of the community. Thievery or taking more than the share you had earned was not accepted.

Through talks with Dianne, Trish and Lynn she learned that the community was far from a perfect Utopia with no human conditions and situations. Jealousies, betrayals, infidelities...these things occurred as in all groups of humans. They were considered to be personal and you were expected to resolve your issues, unless your situation bled over into the town and threatened the peace. From the inception of the town until present day, the most applied form of punishment for breaking the law was banishment, removal from the town.

There was a high degree of tolerance in Unity. Such as Dane, the first born grandson of Jack and Beth, he was a beloved and respected resident of the town. He and his partner Sean, were smart and productive and there was no condemnation of them. There was the black family who had arrived at the boundaries of Unity about eight years earlier. The man, his wife who was not in very strong health, two children and the wife's younger sister had requested haven. They had been struggling to survive in a rural location for several years after the event. It had become increasingly difficult for the man to keep them safe and fed. The Boone family had become a very important part of the town. Mr. Boone was very knowledgeable about crops and livestock, his sense of humor, his intelligence was a big asset.

Within the three main groups of the town, there had originally been some diversity of race and culture. Through marriages, there were a couple of Mexican American residents, a black man and there was a family in the Church group that had immigrated from Viet Nam after the bad war of the 1960's. Unity had never been some white bread purist community. It was a town where character, loyalty and your contribution to the welfare of the citizens were respected. Emily thought that there was a deep feeling of camaraderie and peace in this place. It would be easy to stay here.

Jeff's impressions of Unity were not very different from Emily's. He felt that the three of them would be accepted here. Kevin enjoyed the companionship and so did Emily. Even in the Texas summer heat, the feeling of security and friendship had a nearly hypnotic pull.

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