Flatlands best home for me

Regardless of your opinion on what shape the globe might be, there is incontrovertible evidence that there are some places on this earth that deserve to be called flat. The High Plains is one of those places.

I don’t know how to explain all the things that make the flatlands the best home for this flatlander, but I’d wager that there’s a little more than familiarity at play. It’s true that I’m accustomed to and was raised where the earth is flat, but I’ve traveled and seen more than a few hills, trees, mountains and even an ocean or two. I like the view from the top of a hill, love the endless waters of those oceans, but to be honest, when the trees and the mountains block my view, I just get a little uncomfortable.

I’ve heard that the mountains and the trees can make a person feel safe and protected and that you can enjoy being out of view. But if I can hide, then so can everyone else. Something about it, I like to see where I am, where everybody else is, where we can all be going. The funny thing is, when I can see where I might could be going, I don’t feel near the hurry to get there. But when there’s a mountain in my way, I can’t wait to see what’s on the other side of it.

It makes me wonder if being a flatlander is about where you came from or if there’s a certain sort of people that likes to see everything even if it has a few disadvantages. I’m gonna propose that a flatlander may not always be found on the plains. The earth must be more than flat, it has to be wide. So, if you can’t see the horizon, that doesn’t mean you can’t be a flatlander. My kind will be found on top of the hill, over the mountain, out at sea, or at the very least, up the tallest tree.

I don’t know that there’s a good reason or a bad reason to be a flatlander or some other sort, but I know that it’s what I am and I’ll always find the spot where I can see as much of this earth as possible. I almost wish it was flat, then there’d be some perfect spot where you could see it all.

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