Farming is a job to be proud of.
Really, there's no shame to creating wealth from the most tangible and enduring of nature's gift to man - land.
Farmers are indeed a blessing to the human race. Without farming, we would all probably survive for a while on meat from hunting animals in the wild and creatures in the seas. And when that supply is exhausted we would more possibly turn on each other and human meat would be available at premium, on black market in the choice stores in New York.
Imagining that alone is scary but thanks to farmers we are spared the agony of experiencing it.
Apart from making wealth from their daily exertions, farmers derive unquantifiable satisfaction and pride in the awareness that their produce goes into feeding the over 7 billion people on this planet, raw materials for clothing and housing them, seeds and liquids providing bio-fuel for their use, and also plants and roots from which medicines are made to sustain and enhance their lives.
No other profession or invention can boast as much far reaching impact on our daily life. And if you are quick to point to the internet, it will be my pleasure to bust your bubble with the fact that the internet, more than three decades after it was launched, can still not be assessed by 3/4 of the world's populace! It can't simply compare.
That's why farmers in many nations are acknowledged and respected.
They are given subsidies on fertilizers and seedlings. Lands are provided cheap or even sometimes free. Acquiring loans are made easier and hassle-free for them. In the case of large-scale loss of crops or widespread infection attack on animals, farmers are supported by governments in cash and kind.
It's preferential treatment, sure. But no federal government worth its salt will joke with farmers who are the agents that ensure there are no food shortages.
So, if you're thinking of going into farming but you're a little ashamed of being associated with dirt, just be strengthened at heart by the knowledge that you are playing your part in ensuring that the rest of the world doesn't die in hunger and famine!
"I'd rather be on my farm, than be emperor of the world." - George Washington
Really, there's no shame to creating wealth from the most tangible and enduring of nature's gift to man - land.
Farmers are indeed a blessing to the human race. Without farming, we would all probably survive for a while on meat from hunting animals in the wild and creatures in the seas. And when that supply is exhausted we would more possibly turn on each other and human meat would be available at premium, on black market in the choice stores in New York.
Imagining that alone is scary but thanks to farmers we are spared the agony of experiencing it.
Apart from making wealth from their daily exertions, farmers derive unquantifiable satisfaction and pride in the awareness that their produce goes into feeding the over 7 billion people on this planet, raw materials for clothing and housing them, seeds and liquids providing bio-fuel for their use, and also plants and roots from which medicines are made to sustain and enhance their lives.
No other profession or invention can boast as much far reaching impact on our daily life. And if you are quick to point to the internet, it will be my pleasure to bust your bubble with the fact that the internet, more than three decades after it was launched, can still not be assessed by 3/4 of the world's populace! It can't simply compare.
That's why farmers in many nations are acknowledged and respected.
They are given subsidies on fertilizers and seedlings. Lands are provided cheap or even sometimes free. Acquiring loans are made easier and hassle-free for them. In the case of large-scale loss of crops or widespread infection attack on animals, farmers are supported by governments in cash and kind.
It's preferential treatment, sure. But no federal government worth its salt will joke with farmers who are the agents that ensure there are no food shortages.
So, if you're thinking of going into farming but you're a little ashamed of being associated with dirt, just be strengthened at heart by the knowledge that you are playing your part in ensuring that the rest of the world doesn't die in hunger and famine!
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