Country mouse & City mouse
Sep. 7th, 2007 by Al
This is an Aseop tale I heard when I was a child, it’s about a cousin of the country mouse who came to visit him, the country mouse offers him simple food .The City mouse told this cousin of his the delights of the food and life of a city and so urged him to join him back home.
The country mouse of course find this tempting and follow him back to the city.Danger awaits them as dogs & cats awaits and chased them when they were enjoying the cheese and bread.The country mouse realised the hazards of the city life,bade his cousin farewell and returned to the countryside.
This story draws parallels of urbanists vs ruralists in a peak oil environment.It’s not about the city being a more dangerous place as the city mouse shown his cousin as he’s used to the ways of the city.And also the country mouse simple way of life really does not really attract his cousin from the city who preferred the delights of the city. Both camps have displayed different realities to the cousin mice.So the tale cited one should stay in one’s environment which is more comfortable and contribute whether it in a countryside or city.
Some of us will find the move to either camp smooth and life continues as normal but most will go back to their respective urban or rural environment.This timeless tale shed nuggets of wisdom in our troubled world.
I do not see an influx of city dwellers to the countryside or vice versa,Both camps are interconnected and will find ways to co-operate.The cities will provide the culture and other urban comforts , the villages the food supply etc.
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