Self sufficiency the bedrock of attaining true economic freedom by Nations.

[Olotu20]

Permit me today to tell a folktale, about what happened in the animal kingdom millions of years ago.

This is actually a story about the kingdom of goats some time ago, it was said that when God created the universe some millions of years ago the goat was the richest animal in the world. And so the goats kingdom was the most powerful and most respected kingdom in the entire animal kingdom.
It was said that all other animals where coming to the goat kingdom to borrow money and to seek for help when, ever they have problems. Infact the goat kingdom was rich that they hired servants that they hired from other animals kingdoms to work for them. Because of how rich and even blessed that the kingdom of goats were they became so lazy, they could not do anything for themselves but replied on the service's of other animals. The goat kingdom was known as the most entertaining kingdom among the different kingdoms , as they throw party every week and will eat and drink.

One of the servants which worked for the goats where Tortoise, one day all the tortoise gathered and started discussing. Each one of them complained about the hardship that the kingdom has been passing through. And they all came to the conclusion that they can't always work for the goat kingdom as they are slow and can't work as much hours as other animals. The resolution was that since they can't compete favorably with other animals. It was said that they should go into production and embrace science which is the future of the world.

So the Tortoise kingdom started building their economy around production and became self sufficient, over time the Tortoise kingdom became the industrial base of the animal world, and because other animals including goats kingdom practically defended on the Tortoise kingdom for virtually everything that they need to running their country, over time the Tortoise kingdom became so powerful that they control what ever happened in the animal kingdom and they decided what happened in the animal kingdom and was crown as the most wisest kingdom among the Animal kingdom.

This story may sound funny but in reality this animal story that may sounds likes an imagination, is the reality that has defined this present generation. Any nation that is on it feets today which is doing well economically is a nation that, has planned and attained self sufficiency. No matter how rich a country is, if such a Nation can't produce what it needs to run the day to day life of her citizens. Then such a nation is prone to manipulation from those nations that has attained self sufficiency.

[Wiwo]

I don't know what to make of this story, but it sounds like one of those folktales we heard while growing up some decades ago.

Mate, times have changed. Although I still recall a concept from way back that humans are a political animal, meaning that both humans and animals are from the same family, just that all animals have their own species.

[Botnake]

Okay , so how is it comparable to the current world situation. ?

[Olotu20]

Okay , so how is it comparable to the current world situation. ?

I believe that we as humans can still drive some important lessons from this folktale about what happened in the animal kingdom. This story is comparable to our contemporary society because we can draw lessons from how the Tortoise kingdom grew from been servants to Kings.

[programmer3666]

The goats had all the wealth but lost their edge because they stopped producing and relied on others. The tortoises started small, built their own capacity and as time goes on they became the ones everyone depended on. Look at what is happening today in the global economy. countries that rely heavily on imports for food, fuel or basic goods are the ones hit hardest when the global prices spike up or supply chains break. But smart nations that produce what they need, like China, the US or even some of these smaller countries that focus on self reliance, they have more control over their own stability.