THE WORLD IS A SMALL VILLAGE

The world is a small rural village. Each nation is a household Sometimes one runs out of salt but never worries for a neighbour will offer expecting nothing in return. Communal hands Clear each other's farms. When pests strike one, the rest respond because no rain ever falls on just one roof. Children are raised by the village whether born of wealth or want. Every father is a father to many every mother is a mother to all. Lessons are not chalked on blackboards but told around fires, where wisdom glows with every flame. The world is a small village my grandfather once said where kindness is currency and no one eats alone.