And while at it, why are you into the whole hippy thing? Is it the drugs? Or maybe you just love nature? Or is it about politics? Or maybe it's just nostalgia you're after?
What exactly is the "whole hippy thing"? For me a hippy is anybody who looks at our society, what it's based on, what it's values are, and where it's going and decides not to buy into it because it seems wrong, or at least ugly, to them.
I'm into the hippie thing mostly because I love the music of the 60's. I love long-haired guys & tie-dye. I like the 'magical' feel of the hippie era.
i like it because it seems to be one of few lifestyles that is honest and actually cares about the environment
I'm here because it's the only way I know how to be, my parents were hippies and me and my sister have been brought up with all this positive energy and love around us, it was only natural that we'd both turn out to be part of the hippy scene.
Ideals Used to think I'd had them but with hindsight was just kidding myself. Sixteen is usually a bad age. Now I probably have them, but don't care if the rest of it. Yeah the Beatles are a good band, but I'm into them just to be 'hip'. No need to prove myself and fit into some mould. Perhaps if anything it is nostalgia. Not from the sixties, but my earlier adolecence. And still enjoy the company.
i love the music of the 60's nothin gets better.... loved the lifestyle.... no worries, love and peace....... was such a laid back time... wish i could go back in time and experience it... and stay there forever
I love everything about the counterculture. I don't follow all of the ideals that go with it, but I live in a way that would classify me as a hippy. I didn't choose to become one, I just discovered a whole other life outside (or within perhaps) babylon. and I like it better.
"No worries... love and peace"... wtf? I guess that in your 60's, blacks and other minorities just didn't exist. I come here because I started coming here last summer.. can't really leave the damn place And a lot of people here are awesome.
because i'm too damn laid back for any other way of life...oh yeah and the ideals, politics and tye dye helped...
Well, for me, it wasn't any of those things. Growing up, I've just always had this inside of me. I've always been compassionate towards others, I've always seen peace and love as beautiful. As I grew up, those ideals just grew and grew inside of me. And I added more to them. Finally, I got just plain sick from hiding what was inside of me (I come from a very conservative, preppy, 'country-club' family) and let myself be who I am. This place gives me the strength and the peace of mind to keep the movement going.
me? oh. well there are many reasons why im here: good vibes, good people, good times, the list goes on and on. its weird though, it seems to be this new trend, and alot of kids think there hippies cuz of the clothes they were and the pot they smoke. cmon now! lets keep it real. be true to yer people. this isnt a trend, its a life style. much love and respect to you all.
Yeah, I also wonder about these new hippies myself. Is it just a trend, or a beginning of something bigger? I can't say I'm a hippy myself, but I'd really like to see something happen.
I think slowly with how this world is goin of late.... especially with bush fuckin so much shit up that there will be a new wave of hippie revolution.... peace and love is needed and right now all we have is war, fear and hatred twords fellow man..... and now with alot of the baby boomers slowly passing away... its making for a younger america again.... fresh minds brings fresh thoughts.... new ideals...
i hear ya man! i dont really dress all that hippie-like. mostly it's jeans and some shirt... whatever i have laying around ya know? and while I think smoking helped me become a little bit more aware, it certainly didn't make me this way. nonetheless, i'm definatly into the lifestyle and the ideals. i know kids that dress to the yards in hippie garb b/c its the thing to do, yet they have no love, no peace, no freedom from oppression. i agree with this one though. i can definatly see a movement towards our way of life happening here quite soon.
