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Kelvin Mann
Title: Chakoo's Tale
Size: 32 x 44 cm
Medium: Etching
Chakoo's Tale
At the beginning of time all animals were allocated thirty years each
to live. The cow thought that thirty years toiling in the fields was
too long and said he was happy with ten. The man saw that the cow had
foregone twenty years and took them for himself.
The dog saw what the cow had done and feared that, when the cow was
gone, he would be asked to step in and do the cow's work in his stead.
The dog decided to follow the cow's example and settled for one decade
of his allotted three.
The man looked on with greed and, seeing the dog had also surrendered
two decades, he gathered the years unto himself. The man felt
satisfied as he saw the prospect of seventy years languishing in the
Garden of Earthly Delights.
So it came to be that man's lifespan was determined. The first thirty
years of a man's life are those that are given to him to enjoy as he
pleases. The next twenty years are those he spends laboring like a cow
while tending to the needs of his offspring. The offspring in turn
grow up and kick the man out like a dog.
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