the yard with my son. He had berry juice on his mouth and he showed me
the vines he ate from, so between freaking out for a bit and searching
online we identified it as a wild grape. An interesting fact I
happened on is that they can take over in curtains draping from the
canopy of trees if left to do their business. Some consider them a
nuisance, but I think it is cool we can grow grapes here in Michigan
so I might grow some more when I put in the fence. The plan is for
farm field fence with berry bushes and vines growing all along it as
an edible privacy benefit. I consider mowing grass a waste of
resources and am considering some raised beds too.
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:37 AM, Pat <PatrickDHarrington@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Oct 3, 8:33 am, Balwinder Singh Bhandechha
> <hercules_1...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Friends,
>> I have a fable for you and am seeking answers to the question below. Can you answer it?
>>
>> If you can, it will make you think in a way that you never thought before. A new look to various aspects of life and life itself.
>>
>> Hope you enjoy!
>>
>>
>> Truth Chariot
>>
>>
>> Fox And The Grapes, Revisited
>>
>> "As evident, I laid the foundation for the sorry state
>> of Indian Culture and very soon will be dropping bombs on some even more
>> sensitive yet overlooked issues. It is very disturbing when minor details are
>> misinterpreted changing the whole face of a society. Childhood is the most
>> beautiful part of our life; when we learn at a faster rate than any other point
>> in our lives. Amongst various colorful and alphunumeric datum are stories and
>> one of them is 'The Fox and The Grapes' . Hence, I came up
>> with my own modifed version of this tale to bring religous practices and the
>> thinking of the people in India to
>> light:"
>>
>> The Foxes and The Grapes
>>
>> Once upon a time
>> there was a fox passing through a forest. He was very hungry and was not able to
>> find anything to eat. The sun was shining bright and his patience grew shorter
>> with time. He wandered throughout the forest, but all the trees were fruitless.
>> His feet were weary and weak.
>> The fox came across
>> a grape tree. It was loaded with fruit that appeared very delicious. However,
>> the grapes were very high. Hunger drove the fox to try and grab the grapes. He
>> jumped to reach them but would fall short. He jumped over and over again,
>> however all the effort went in vain. The fox stood down in hunger and
>> disappointment. When living species are in great pain or discontentment, knew
>> ideologies and paths are developed. Along came the golden words:
>>
>> "The grapes are sour"
>>
>> This marked a significant
>> moment in the history of foxes. Following the path of this great leader, a vast
>> majority of foxes and vixen believed that the grapes are sour and not to be
>> eaten or even tried for. This new philosophy quickly established itself and was
>> respected throughout the community.
>>
>> Knowledge and wisdom were
>> blossoming that day, just as if it was a cosmic play. Along came a vixen(the
>> real female fox, I mean). She was in a slightly better condition than the fox.
>> The 'Sour' culture just celebrated its birthday and was not known yet.
>> Whereas, the vixen was orthodox in her thinking. Since her younger days, she was
>> taught; that the grapes are very sweet, but never had the opportunity to taste
>> them. On arriving at the tree, she observes the beauty of the tree and remembers
>> that the grapes are sweet and delicious. However, she does not make an effort to
>> reach for them. With this realization in her mind she leaves the tree and moves
>> ahead on her path.
>> This is symbolic of the
>> orthodox thinking of the vulpine community. These two philosophies are practised
>> by majority of the skulk, with very few exceptions. Noteworthy, that both kinds
>> of foxes never ate the grapes, regardless of the number of times they passed the
>> tree.
>> Finally, arrives at the tree, a
>> couple(afox and a vixen). They are dying of hunger and need the grapes for their
>> survival. Despite constant contact with the sour and orthodox philosophies, all
>> they remember now are the grapes. They both jump to reach the tree, but to no
>> avail. The tree is very high. With complete disregard to the pain they inflict
>> on the effort, they keep jumping. Suddenly, they realise that they both have to
>> work simultaneuosly to succeed. Together, they collected wood from all around
>> the tree and tied them with ropes to make two long sticks. Ultimately, the key
>> to the grapes was revealed and the couple ate the delicious fruit.
>> A spectator might think that
>> the entire fox community eats grapes and is very well informed about the
>> same. Extensive research might have been conducted by them and hence the
>> prevalent media communicates a similar message. The close kept secret is that
>> the path to the grapes is very difficult and followed by a handful of vulpines,
>> only.
>>
>> "So what is the moral of the story??"
>>
>>
>
> The morals of the story are
> 1) Two heads are better than one.
> 2) Teamwork and the concept of working together rather than
> solely is the best way forward.
>
> That aside, there are two other subtle morals:
> 3) Foxes are liars.
>
> Not only do grapes NOT grow on trees, but on vines that are easy to
> reach.
>
> Also:
> 4) Foxes are gullible and will believe the first story they hear
> without investigation.
>
> I think that about covers it. ;-)
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> >"Can you identify the personas from the story??"
>>
>> >As seen on: Truth Chariot- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
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