The most important feature of The Villages is the mindset of its residents. They are here to enjoy the rest of their lives, every day.
I've been to 53 countries and 43 states and I've never seen anything like The Villages. It's more than golf (free if you don't ride a cart). It's something to do every day, in all parts of the day. Card games. Music. Dancing. Clubs. Roundabouts instead of traffic lights every block to make you stop even when there's no traffic. The Villages is efficient, well planned. If every political subdivision in America were set up like The Villages, you couldn't keep the whole world out of America. The politicians stay out of it because the Morse family runs everything fine, and not on the cheap. And the volunteering. I know there's no perfect place, but The Villages comes pretty damn close. I'm glad we have a home in The Villages even though we also keep our home in Ohio (too much family to leave them behind permanently). What a glorious experiment The Villages has been for a half-century!
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