The Thinking Horses: Revolution or Committing suicide
Posted July 29th, 2008 by Emishaw
The road just 20 kilometers from Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, south start to be filled with new sane for a visitor or for someone who does not travel a lot out of the city. Last week I traveled down south along Debrezeit road and I have asked someone why the horses along the way stand in the middle of the asphalt road and stand still motionless .I have noticed that they don't move an inch even if a track is blowing its horn. It was the question I have kept in my mind for so long whenever I have gone to the place down from Debrezet and or generally in places, which use carts for transportation. I wanted to know the answer since I also know pedestrians in the city with a similar attitude and wonder if there is some corrolation(Ha Ha Ha). The answer was not soft for my mind! It might be obvious that their owners leave them out but what are they thinking motionless? Once he has been strong, shinning proud horse. Pulling the carts was an enjoyment rather for him, what else a strong running horse does other than galloping and pulling with all his power. It is obvious the owner loved him very much for not only what he did but also for what he looks. The days were good for him and other horses used to envy on him. This was the reality of his life for very long. He wonders why people keep old, rubbish, stupid horse than throwing them out of their houses his self esteem on his strength urge him to say it. His strength looks for eternity and seemed pulling it forever, he pulls his cart and have a nice food on the way and back home. The good days start to change a bit after few years' jus a little bit. One day he find a new horse, bit younger than him at the place he stay and It was just His food was shared to some good-looking horse much like him once. At first he considers it just for a time being and things will get better. The new horse starts to feed more than he did by the money he is making by pulling the cart the whole day. Things got worst very quickly. And it became so clear that the era of the new young horse began...he wouldn't have mind if that was not against his existence or against the place he use to stay. One day the old horse wanted to bring back his old glory and wanted to pull the cart again better, he was ready to change because he taught the problem was from himself and but it was too late because no one would give him the food he needs to pull the cart. So sad, worst of all, the owner gets more and more angry with him so easily and bit him up for not only for his weakness of the age but also for the little food he has been feed for the last couple of months. He was held by surprise when he received a letter from his friend about what happened to him and his owner decided to give up giving him any food from home. He knew it that is his fate in few days and that was right prophecy the owner have decided to push him out of his house and give him no food. He walks to the main asphalt road and stand in the middle of the road thinking a lot about Revolutions and committing suicide.... Facts- you can see a lot of horses and donkey in the middle of a highway from the town of Debrezeit down the way. The horses seem to think about something seriously and surprisingly stand still whatever happens. Reflection- What would you do if you were in the place of the horse? What should the younger horses do?
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