Join me in pondering the thoughts of a chicken concerning the future and why they have such trepidations concerning what is ahead unless we change our course.
Illustrator’s Note: You may notice that the chickens in the foreground appear to be in the bow of a boat. This is a visual reminder of how other creatures (not just the people in power) on our planet should have a say in the direction in which we are to move.
That direction is most likely towards fulfilling these words: “to let the earth be filled with animals, each after its own kind.” God, the Great Gardener, desires His Garden to be filled with animals. The Evils of Mankind prevent that from happening as those Evils bring slavery, war, environmental disaster, famine and disease.
The Evils of Mankind
It is interesting that the Evils of Mankind are all rooted in the desire to be like God. It is equally intriguing that the penalty for the Evils of today is the same as for the original Evil found in the story of The First Man and Woman. The Penalty is death. But we are at a point where the consequences extend beyond those who are disobedient to those who are innocent bystanders.
As My Pearl Told Me…
“I can see what is to come, and it does not look good. The ultimate result of the Evils of Mankind is likely to be a Dead World in which Mankind can no longer live but instead experiences a true and agonizing physical death, and we chickens will share in Mankind’s fate.”
She looked off into the distance as if a curtain had been raised between today and a day long ago. Her tender heart appeared to begin to crack before breaking.
“We were taken from our jungle homes far away and brought to farms. Unlike dogs and cats, we chickens would not survive for long beyond the world of the farm. Predators would turn us into a meal, and for that reason, our lives truly are tied together with those of people. We are bound by the beauty of this place, our shared Garden Home.”
She looked up at me with apologetic eyes. I was not sure why until I realized she often calls me “farmer” when it was time to eat.
“Although I may tell jokes about the farmer and crossing the road, the farmer is a person, and any and every person is nothing to laugh about. The fate of the farmer and other people will be the fate of us chickens as well.”
Illustrator’s Note: It was difficult to get the expression of the young narrator’s face exactly right. I did not want it to be happy or sad, only deeply concerned and uncertain of what course of action to take while reflecting the feelings of the main chicken. If anything, his expression may show anger at what has happened and left his beloved chickens and himself in such a devastated world.
Thank you for reading,
John, Gracie, Bessie, Blanche, Pearl, Emily and Amelia
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Thank you for reading and feeling along with us. It does seem to me that animals will suffer right along with people with the environmental challenges. My chickens already feel the extremes of cold and heat from climate change. There is also the environmental impact from things like pesticides. They are harmful to the birds who eat those bugs who have been sprayed, and that poison will be passed on to people who eat those birds or their eggs. That is why I do not use any pesticides anywhere in my yard or garden (and watch what my neighbors do in theirs) and buy organic whenever I can. What my chickens find and eat in the garden ends up in their bodies, and when I eat their eggs, those poisons can end up in my body. We truly are all interconnected, and environmental stewardship is incredibly important for our mutual survival.
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John, I have been away a long time, a forced absence, but as I attempt to return to the fold, my first comment ls for you and your entire Gracie family. The illustration on this piece is truly marvellous, a masterpiece in my opinion, and, as always, the story you write so beautifully is one that needs to be told. As it is written in Genesis 6:11 — Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress…
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Thank you so very much. Your kind words choke me up a bit.
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Beautiful post and image. It has me pondering a lot … you and your chickens are quite bright. ❤️
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Thank you, Lisa. Hopefully it’s not going to be too grim. Preservation of the our Global Garden is very serious for all life on the earth.
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Your work remains an inspiration to me.
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