| To understand and appreciate the tradition of Amish | | | | Demut and Gelassenheit which preclude self |
| handcrafted furniture, one first has to understand the | | | | promotion, which is why, Amish furniture is not sold |
| Amish traditions, their beliefs and their way of life. It | | | | directly by the Amish on the many online sites that |
| is this that makes it possible for us as consumers to | | | | you may see; rather it is sold thru a retailer or a |
| enjoy high quality Amish furniture which is both stylish | | | | middleman. Amish made furniture also places very |
| with classic lines which never go out of fashion and | | | | little reliance on automated methods of furniture |
| durable so that it lasts literally for generations. | | | | making or labor saving devices. All the things that |
| The Amish movement takes its name from Jakob | | | | may cultivate personal vanity, spark competition |
| Amman, a Swiss Brethren leader and they have their | | | | among the members of the community or reduce |
| communities predominantly in the Pennsylvania region. | | | | interdependence among members are generally |
| The Amish have certain practices and beliefs called | | | | eschewed. |