they're eating the bugs! - by Amos Wollen - Going Awol
"So," said a fly, as he paused and thought How he had just been brushed about, "They think, no doubt, I am next to nought— Put into life but to be put out!
"Just as if, when our Maker planned His mighty scheme, He had quite forgot To grant the work of his skilful hand, The peaceful fly, an abiding spot!
"They grudge me even a breath of air, A speck of earth and a ray of sun! This is more than a fly can bear; Now I'll pay them for what they've done!"
There is a swarm of insect puns I’m getting ready to bug/ant-agonize you with, but hopping in with those would bee a mistake. As tempting as it is to make light of glow-worms, make hay out of hay flies, or belittle the littlest of bees, my topic today is serious.
Right now, an unfunny thing is happening. An unfunny thing is happening and I want you to be aware of it. More than that, when you’re done reading, I want you to consider liking and sharing. I don’t usually write about important things, but this really is important. If there’s even a kernel of truth in what I’m saying (or rather, in what I’m regurgitating: these thoughts have been thought before, by much sounder thinkers than me) then a conversation needs to be had. By liking and sharing, you’ll help get this information in the hands of the right people (the ‘right people’ being, realistically, open-minded rich people who can afford to donate money to noble organizations like the Insect Institute, and people of consequence in food, media, and government.)
