Crossing a river

Hello Folks!

So, I had a very busy week. I have to apply in a lot of checks like, police checks, working with children checks and, what nots. I do have to make sure that all my immunizations and vaccinations are all up to date and on top of that, I have a lot of on line trainings that I need to do which included an online quiz at the end.

Did I mention that I need to read a bunch of things, answer, participate, plan, write and submit my home works. There's also the mini adventure of me loosing my password and access to discord.......which nearly drove me crazy! No guys. I am not complaining here.

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It does not also help that my friend/housemate is freaking out because she was not able to finish and submit hers first and, she just kept telling me that it was so complicated. Which added to the already increasing burden of me.....

My grandmother used to tell me a story of three animal friends. The carabao(water buffalo), goat and chicken. One day, they wanted to attend a festival in the nearby town. Since the official road leading to the town is very far with complicated terrains, they decided to take a short cut by crossing the river which was located adjascent to the town.

However, they were worried that because the river is very deep and the current strong, they might possibly drown. So they decided to measure its depth before attempting to cross. The Chicken went first and reported that the river is very deep- the depth alone near the bank reached way up above his neck. He proposed that they make the difficult journey on the long road. Carabao disagreed and he decided to check the water's depth personally. The water level on the exact spot where Chicken previously stood was just below his knees. So, he proposed that they cross the river. As a result, they spent a fair amount arguing about it that finally, Goat had had enough and decided to measure the water himself. Unfortunately, he accidentally stepped on a rock that elevated his head but his back legs especially his rump were all underwater. His observation further confused the other two that before they noticed, it was already nightfall.

The fireworks marking the end of the festival interrupted their fight and the friends realized, it would have been better for all of them to make the long journey instead of attempting to cross the river.

So what's the moral lesson of the story for me? That I can use a Carabao, a goat and a chicken to measure a river's depth!

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But seriously. What this story taught me is that, everyone has their own perception and interpretation on everything. In my case, though my friend found it difficult and very much intimidating, I find the whole thing challenging but not that intimidating. I guess, some of us are Chickens or Carabao or Goat. I am neither. I am a rat, remember?