In the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote the words: “…life, liberty and the pursuit of possessions.”
Later it was changed to “…life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
To the colonists’ way of thinking, materialism was driving the expansion of the New World. Possessions, to them, equaled happiness.
So…what do you think of that?
Trudy Yoder shares a passion for birding with Micah Weaver--and she has an even greater passion for Micah. Their friendship is finally turning romantic when Micah abruptly grows cold. Worse still, he wants to leave Stoney Ridge.
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After six years at sea, whaling captain Reynolds Macy returns to his wife on Nantucket Island, only to discover that everything has changed in his absence. Everything.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Isn't that how the old saying goes?