This season has been particularly peculiar. At first, the summer heat was so stark that the vegetables and greens were almost burnt by the soil that held them. Then came the wailing clouds that wouldn't stop crying, thereby flattening the standing crop, drowning the seeds, and turning the farm into a shoe-sucking swamp. Meanwhile, the jackfruits are growing ever bigger, but won't be ripe. The mangoes have taken so long to form and we don't know if they taste the same. Insects that are known to eat decaying fruits are devouring the fresh ones. Wild pigs are raiding every night to dig into soft mud to find juicy roots, which at times topple the well-grown plants. What triggered this nature's revenge! Yes, we find it ever so strange!!!
Farming is one of the most challenging, intriguing but exciting professions. Of the 10 crops you try to grow, declining favor on more than half of them is nature's organic action.
This season may have been fickle. It's possible that it gets prolonged till after the monsoon. But we know that success, though far spaced, is an assured return. And every farmer knows that some frustration is the first step towards finding satisfaction.
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[18/05, 19:45] Shyamasundara: I agree with you. But the root cause of betrayal is human beings. Water on its own does not participate.
Though the relationship between fish and water makes me believe that betrayal is confirmed when I see water participating in cooking the fish.
[18/05, 21:14] BS Ranganath: I appreciate your views.
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