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Reply to "Model Railroader, No Longer with Us, Who Impacted You and Why"

After reviewing the above replies and meditating on them this evening, the following has occurred to me. Many of you already know what I'm about to say.

Generosity, kindness, knowledge and willingness to share it, common interest, friendship, these are some of the common themes that have been expressed.

Something else we all have in common, with each other and with those model railroaders  no longer with us, involves the inner child. It takes courage and a zest for life to express one's inner child the way we do.

It takes courage because we all risk being called idiots for being grown men playing with trains. I submit, however, that it is liberating, even exhilerating, to conquer this: "I'm a master model railroader and songwriter to boot, some people say I'm crazy, but I don't give a hoot . . ."

Zest for life: that is the engine that motivates us to dream; to do the hard work of designing, building and maintaining our train layouts; and then to use them as vehicles to entertain ourselves and others.

The truth is that what we do is very emotionally healthy! Model railroading reduces our stress, provides a wonderful and engrossing escape from life's troubles, adds much fun and joy to our lives, and enables us to develop great friendships.

Arnold

Last edited by Arnold D. Cribari

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