Category: feeding fowl

Feeding more fowl

November 5, 2009 by Bertrand Bhikarry

Each morning as I fling the handfuls of corn to my birds, it crosses my mind. We aren't much different to those birds here in good ole T&T. Who was it said, "Who have more corn feed more fowl?" I forget, but my point is this.

People make decisions for our well-being (or theirs) and we accept blithely because we see 'the corn'. People in NGO's and some community group (this website is becoming one) don't have a long term hope in hell. The fact is, I mean, my take on it. Things may not change - ever, no matter how much we blog, shout, advocate.

I say this because in addition to feeding farm animals, I sometime get the opportunity to assist in various small power issues - like choosing a kindergarten school-board president, deciding with others who can run a dog shelter, and other earth shakers.

Sometimes I get even deeper into social strata. I come away slightly tainted each time as I look on, as I contribute actively to manipulate the outcomes - based on our groups ability to distribute corn effectively if I may add. It's really disheartening to observe the ease at which results can be derived by a bit of planning, a bit of selective news distribution, and the odd pat on the back.

My real cold hurt in the stomach is I see it happening on an escalating scale to present population, and it comes from our last three generations of Trinis and 'Bagonians urge to get in more than enough corn.

Maybe we should consider adopting new generational values. We really cannot continue to do the same thing to get different results. Me, I'm not eating meat.
I think I'll continue with this after I decide if it's worth airing (..gonna feed meh fowl)