RATS
By Len Morgan
The rats like grey
squirrels go to incredible lengths to steal from our bird table. I allow them just enough to feed their
family. So, the clang of the pellet on
steel sees them off for a few days maybe a week.
Like it or not every
living thing is here for a reason filling a niche in the ecosystem. For now, the world continues to exist, but
not every creature, insect, or microbe can be held accountable for the current
plight of the world. Only Homo Sapiens
are contributing positively to its demise, and though we can’t say conclusively
that we are wholly responsible; it’s likely that if we had never existed global
warming would still be happening.
The world began with an
atmosphere that we couldn’t breathe constant eruptions and constant bombardment
by meteors, for billions of years. Not
all meteors were bad news. Many brought
water, yet still, there was no life on earth…
But this is not meant to be a lecture about the past 5.5 billion
years. There have been umpteen
extinction events, and ice ages, none of which happened in living memory so we
assume change doesn’t happen. Yet 99.9%
of species that lived on earth have become extinct. Not our fault!
I do believe we may also
die out by plague, wars, pestilence, crass stupidity, earthquakes, meteor
strikes so many possible endings…
Who or what will then inherit
the earth I wonder? My money is on
communal creatures like mice, rats, squirrels, and baboons all resourceful survivors. However, I do have a soft spot for the
Meerkats ~ a safe bet since nobody will be around to collect… Rats are possibly
the most numerous, so just in case, I’ll continue hedging my bets by just scaring them off.
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Len Morgan
Totally agree with everything you say Len. I think the only vermin on this earth are members of our own race who take pleasure in killing. Happy Christmas to all us gentle folk.
ReplyDeleteLen, so close to the truth. I am working on a three or four part story about crunch time for planet earth around 2299AD. When I was planning it, I thought that it may be a little too far fetched for some of our group, but you have summed it all up in your short story.. To all our members of the RLWG and followers of the our blog; have a peaceful and joyful Christmas this year, love to you and your familiesl.
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Bob
Food for thought Len. Im not a rat fan, but am told they make good pets and are friendly and intelligent.I do believe that all creatures are part of the great scheme of things , although the balance of species can get out of balance and cause either overpopulation or extinction .Plenty of rats of the human kind we could probably do without.
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