Is Advancement Actually Taking Us Away From The Simple Things In Life?

Have we created a world that is not sustainable?

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There is a cow across the road just sitting there chewing her cud eyes closed, and she looks like the most peaceful being in the entire world.

When I am in my kitchen making tea or cooking, I often find myself staring out the window at them. There are seven cows, six females, one bull, and one baby.

Peacefully chewing her cud.

I say they are my friends; they are so amazing. I am not sure why I have such an admiration for these beautiful cows, but they have also taken a liking to me.

When I step outside, every one of them looks at me. Ok, so to be fair, I feed them. They love plantain leaves, oranges, and sugar cane. When I started cutting my plantain leaves, I thought, what a waste; if I were in Thailand, I would give these to the elephants on the sanctuary.

Camoon in heaven with her banana leaves.

It made me think; I bet those cows would love them as well. So I tried, and they…