The four would have been pensioned off by now!
An anecdote …In the late 50’s, I was just 5 years old, and I remember this incident as clear as day now in my late 60’s.
Anyhow, being originally from Rabat, our neighbour friends’ and family ‘walks’ most usually led to Buskett Gardens and at times Chadwick Lakes.
Teeming with wildlife (nowadays frogs, chameleons, hedgehogs and many birds are rightly protected) this particular outing I’m remembering was in the earlier part of that particular year.
And at the Lakes I saw tadpoles ! Thousands and thousands. And all I wanted were a few!
As everyone’s knows, tadpoles grow into frogs, so mum said “no”, but I wanted some and threw a tantrum. The politician in her led me to think I was having it my way when I was ‘allowed’ to take home 4 tadpoles in a can.
On arrival, seeing the murky water in the can I had carried them in, mum suggested I change it to cleaner water, and I did.
Being winter, the cleaner tap water was cold, so again mum came up with a simple suggestion ... “why don’t you add some hot water to keep the tadpoles warm !”
“Yeah, why not?”
And that was that!
It solved the tadpole to frog problem ...
And that’s how most politicians work. Promise you everything, but the real reason in the shadows is for them to better their own positions and situation.
And that, like this anecdote, is the reality of life.
Peace ??
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Welcome to blogs Virgo-man.
and yeah, your comment, spot on.