Gandhi is correct about Cities vs. Towns

Gandi and I share similar views about the differences between cities and towns. On p. 35 Gandhi writes, "they further reasoneed that Cities were a snare a useless encumbrance and that and that people would not be happy in them, that there would be gangs of thieves and robbers, prostitution and vice flourishing in them and that poor men would be robbed by rich men. They were, therefore, satisfied with small villages. Coming from a small town, I can attest that there are only as many temptations as ones wants. At my house, the doors have been unlocked for seven years now. There are no prostitutes or vice, as most of the residents are retired and have passed through their stages of young ambition and folly. People in Urbanna live a simple, but complete life. The local church serves as a community builder, and most know all of the town residents at least by face. Coming from Urbanna to Richmond, I have seen the vice that Gandhi speaks of. Driving through the fan last saturday night at midnight was a enlightening experience. Gangs existed, whether they were drugdealers or robbers, it is unknown. Gandhi's statements of the past still ring true today.