The fable of "Stone Soup" was an interesting fable to think about and understand when i was growing up. No one in a poor village could make soup but together they could. One person only had potatoes, another person only had some carrots, another person only had seasoning. They put it all together and had enough delicious soup for eveyone. Together they could do it but alone no one person could do it.
I worked (served) for over thirteen years in a nursing home. During that time I heard many stories from those dear people telling me how they had lived through the Great Depression. One successful farmer rancher man told a particular story of great gratitude.
He said that during the depression he was to the point of no return and had nothing but a few cattle but could no longer afford pasture rent. He said word of his plight got out and he got a call from a rancher in the southern part of the state. He said the rancher calling him said he had some pasture land not being used and the rancher told him that if he brought his cattle to the rancher's pasture he could pasture out his cattle for free.
Th man telling this storied got tears in his eyes and his voiced choke up but he manage to finish telling the story by saying, "And if it wasn't for the kindness of that rancher I would not be where I am today with my farming and ranching operation."
Government didn't do it but it was a kindness that helped this man to make it through the depression. I think all of us have something to give to in some way and if we work toghether we can make it work to get through a difficult time when everyone doesn't have much or enough but together we do.
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