His enthusiasms came bubbling out, and he had the ability to carry with him anyone who might object. Young and intense, with a devil-may-care attitude, he was the born salesman. And so he sat there, relaxed, idly looking out over the countryside, even as he wondered if the present crisis was enough to disrupt the clan.īelow him Ricky Vord came toiling up the steps to the house. And yet he was not young there was a maturity in his glance, an acceptance in his attitude that made him seem older than he was. He was not old his face was unlined, and his hair both present and dark his eyes showed an enthusiasm that indicated youth. Partly as a consequence of this, but also because he had the self-control to avoid crises, he was the unacknowledged leader of the clan, and its chief administrator. His was a nature not easily satisfied, or content with half-solutions-and he took the problems of the clan seriously. And in a way, symbolic also of the problem he had. Even the mixture of private houses and clan was symbolic of the time. A typical suburban scene in this year of 2013, Tom thought. The bright greenness of spring lay over the land, and it was fresh and sparkling. And behind them, more isolated from each other, the larger structures of the homes of other clans. Across the valley, he could hear the muted roar of the commuter track that led south to New Haven but all he could see were the sprawling rows of private houses that strung along the belt. TOM VORD sat on the porch of his clan's house with his feet on the railing.
But what of a new theory of the family and social unit which is designed to conform with actual conditions? And what is such a group likely to face when a new member, a person without any understanding of the actual conditions, has to be accepted as a member? Most of these have failed in practice, but usually because they were based upon idealistic notions which had little to do with the economic or social necessities of their times.
History records numerous small colonies, based upon unusual ideas of the family unit and social group.
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