Nature walks

I just returned from a 5 mile walk along the roads in my "neck of the woods." I was born, raised, and continue to live in a rural area where everybody knows everybody. During my walk I couldn't help but ponder my interesting situation in life. I exist in both realms of rural and urban life. My background of course comes from the gritty "country life" where simplistic ideas of living exist. But at the same time I am intermingled with the urban fast pace lifestyle and academic endeavor. I wonder if the mixture can persist or if one aspect of my life will consume the other.