Sometimes the garbage is not outside, but inside of you.
Are you referring to my mind or my digestive system?
I have a friend who believes
humans Finns should all live in urban areas. I happen to disagree, having lived in both rural and urban areas. My friend has not, and I believe it shows in his basis for his opinion.
Similarly, I wonder how much of Fran's rejection of all but central Philly options is because that's what she is used to? How much of her objections and rejections are just a shield against any
change? That, perhaps, changing the situation
now would be admitting that her original choice of Philly was not based on rational or objective reasons, but for emotive reasons based on assumptions and feelings; and re-evaluating those now, would feel like admitting defeat or error? Perhaps feel like it would be admitting wasting years of her life there?
I'm an avid advocate of such self-reflection, and before you point it out, yes, I too can see I am projecting some of my own thoughts on Fran here. In some ways, I'm in a similar situation, living near the center of a largeish city. I'm almost 50 myself, no dependants. In other ways, I don't have over-large expenses or anything like that, and am just pondering
where I myself might be/become happiest. The things that seem initially important and first come to my mind, tend to crumble to insignificance and reveal just 'force of habit' and 'crude superficial assumptions'.