Searching For Food

by allinspiration.com

A group of people were in search of a home. After spending some time wandering around, they finally found a spot at the top of a hill to settle down. And so a village was born.

They needed a source of food and the village chief sent out three groups of people to explore the surrounding areas. So, after a short discussion, the three groups set off in different directions.

The first group explored the north. There, they saw vast fields with abundant crops, a large variety of plants, herbs, vegetables and fruits. They went back to the village to report their findings. "Chief", the leader of the group said, "We saw lots of vegetation. We can send out people to gather every day, and we will have an endless supply of food. We can be vegetarians."

The second group went south-west. There, they saw lots of wild animals. Many goats and cows were grazing - there were hundreds of them. As they went back to the village, the leader of this group said to the village chief, "Animals. We saw hundreds of animals. We can hunt for our food, and rely primarily on meat to sustain us. We will have an endless supply of meat."

The last group went south-east. There, they reached the sea. Through the crystal-clear water, they could see hundreds of fish swimming. They returned to the village to report what they had seen. "Sir", said the leader, "We saw vast waters with plenty of fish. We can go fishing to source for our food. We can become fishermen."

"We can eat meat alone!", barked the second group.

"No! Vegetables! We did not see any animals at all!" reacted the first group angrily.

The third group joined in. "Are you people kidding? We did not see anything like you have described. There was only water. We need to become fishermen!"

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