Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I'm glad you appreciated this and found value in my honesty. If we can't be honest, than what can we be, right? I'm not a religious man, but I've become increasingly more spiritual since I dropped religion. I do believe there is something in many of us that calls us to return to nature. Maybe it's a genetic predisposition, or maybe some quantum entanglement we don't quite understand yet. But I recall early on in my life feeling that same sadness. I've always felt the call, but I couldn't quite describe or understand it until I moved out here.

I 100% agree this is best lived out with companions and community who share the same cause. Also, there are many folks who are doing great things living in cities and working "jobs." I'm for all Intentional, "woke", communities, wherever they may live, eat, and work.