Sitting reading some old stories written by an earlier Norwegian politicians, and one of the stories I wanted to share, as it holdes a deeper meaning, at a funny way 😅😅
The name of the book are:
When the sap rises, and it goes like this:
A woman had a tiny farm deep in the forest. Ever since she was little, her father had instilled in her that they were independent on the farm and belonged to the private sector, as he put it. Now it had come to the point where the only income she had was the small fee she charged for lending out an old billy goat she kept.
One day, a strict letter arrived in the mail from the tax chief. He claimed that she owed taxes for undeclared work, as it was evident that this had been going on for many years. On behalf of the municipality, he explained the rules regarding discretionary assessment and demanded a lump sum tax of 5000 kroner.
The woman found this outrageous, so she protested both by letter and phone, but to no avail. She didn't know what to do.
One morning, she heard the sound of a car, and there, rattling along the forest road, came the tax chief and an assistant, driving a small truck. They took the billy goat, handcuffed its legs, tied it securely, and told the woman that the goat would now serve in municipal service so they could recoup what she owed. Then they drove away with it! The woman honked and cried, standing on the doorstep with a handkerchief.
As the men were about to start the truck, they saw in the rearview mirror that the woman came rushing across the yard, leaned down toward the goat’s ear, and whispered. It actually looked as if the goat nodded!
Three weeks later, the men returned with the goat, dumped it heavily in the yard, and told the woman that this miserable goat was no good at all; it was impossible for her to have earned money on such a lazy animal.
The tax chief proclaimed:
– "Well, Anna, now you will get your goat back, and we will erase the debt. But on one condition: You must tell us what you whispered in its ear before we took it away."
– "Oh, that’s easy," she replied, "I just told him that when he was in municipal service, he shouldn't work any harder than the others there!"
There’s a very important decision to be made and we wanted to ask for your help. Our friend’s GSD girl Angel just had a litter.
They’re not cute at all and we are not tempted;-)
What do you think - should we get another German Shepherd puppy?
What a season it’s been for our friends on the bison ranch.
They had 25 new babies this year.
Bison ranchers are all about protecting the species, keeping it going and expanding it.
We love these wonderful animals and honor the great circle of life🦬
Apologies for the delay, but technology (on Locals' part) wouldn't cooperate yesterday, however, I believe although it is not Sunday anymore, this is still absolutely postable:-)
We almost all share a trait that seems entirely normal to most, but I believe it is not at all human in its origin. So what would happen if we just stopped doing this?
Curious to hear your thougths!
Friends,
it's always quite interesting to see how one and the same piece of information/video/article can cause an incredibly variety of reactions. From "blessed and inspired" to "this is fear mongering of the worst kind".
They saw the same piece on information delivered/written by the same person. So is it the information itself or is it something else that determines how we react?
Kristin and I talk about it in today's Sunday Sermon right here 👇🏽
Much Love & Many Blessings,
Jean & Kristin
Friends,
in the face of all that we are witnessing in the world today, who hasn't asked themself at times, "What can little old me change"? It's a common question and we've all asked it before.
It's actually a very important one to ask, but most don't realize how powerful the real answer is.
Let us explain in today's Sunday Sermon 👇🏽
