That's one way to put it. 's a real simple life, you never have to wonder about what you're supposed to do or who you are. Y'just... get up early an' work through th' day, tendin' to th' animals or workin' on th' field. Patchin' things up - there's always somethin' leakin' - or fixin' machinery, plantin' seeds, harvestin'... always some work to be done.
Th' place where I grew up, most people knew exactly what they were supposed to do. Every single day, from th' cradle to th' grave. [And that's the reason why he left.]