take half and keep half

Keagan 2022-04-22 07:01:48

Turk, born in 1964, lives on honey and lives with his 85-year-old mother. When she was picking honey, she kept half of it for her, and took the other half home to her mother, always sticking to the principle of taking half and keeping half. Scene switching: From the country to the small town, she sells the hive in the town and buys some gadgets, such as fans, hair dye, and the old mother's favorite banana. But the arrival of the family disrupted her peaceful life. They didn't know how to live in harmony with nature, and she taught them how to make honey. But they smeared the honey for money and killed her honey. Hide if you can't be bothered. In desperation, she kept bees in tree holes. They found out and killed the bees she kept in the tree hole. "If you were a child, I would hold you and run away," she said helplessly to her mother. Mother said God would punish them. Their cattle died one after another. Seeing that they could not survive here, the family drove away. Those who do not know how to live in harmony with nature are not worthy of living in nature.

It reminds me of a sentence my supervisor said to me in college, "Live and let others live." While this family is living on their own, please also consider the people around you who are affected. Are they unable to live because of the details?

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  • Hatidze Muratova: Take half, leave half.