To Move or Not

            
             Everybody has their own view on how and where life should be lived. In Robert Ford's, "I Must Be Going," he explains his way of life as a constant mover whereas in Scott Sanders" "Homeplace," Sanders" describes himself as staying put in one area. I consider Sanders" way as not being very beneficial to society due to the fact that if we would have stayed put, we would not be as advanced and knowledgeable as we are today. In Ford's writing he mainly explains his enjoyments as a constant mover, rather than trying to assert his views upon the reader. Moving occasionally or, if necessary, constantly is acceptable as long as it fulfills a person's needs.
             Sander's tries to enlighten the audience by trying to prove that lingering in one place for a long period of time is the way of life. Sanders starts out by telling a story of the Millers family and how their house was torn down several times by tornadoes, but the family kept on rebuilding their home rather than moving to a safer place. Sanders explains this families actions by stating, "Psychologists tell us that we answer trouble with one of two impulses, either fight or flight. I believe that the Millers exhibited a third instinct, that of staying put" (Sanders 321). His philosophy regarding remaining stable is one spot is ridiculous. Any person with common sense would decide to relocate to a new area after a few natural disasters, especially ones that tear down your whole house. Sanders tries to state that movers are dangerous by declaring, "Those who care about nothing beyond the confines of their parish [ ] those who navigate ceaselessly among postal zones and area codes, those from whom the world is only a smear of highways and bank accounts and stores, are a danger not to their but to the planet"(Sanders 322). In stating this, he is trying to say that movers are not only a danger to themselves, but to society. If a person it out of a job and is offered employment somewhere else, Sanders might think they are a danger to society if they reposition themselves into a different community.