Prosperity of a country
The earth is not thirsty for the blood of the warriors but for the seat of man's labour.
Once a virtuous poetess visited a king and composed a poem praising him and his kingdom. She mentioned only two words.
" Let the dikes ( dykes, embankments, that is walls of mud to hold water among the crops in agricultural lands ) multiply ! "
The king could not grasp the meaning fully, asked her to explain.
She said, " If the dikes of fields are built more and high, the water level in the fields will also go up. With enough water, the paddy crop will grow tall and healthy. When they grow up like this, the yield of grains will be more. When the yield is high, people will have enough food and there will be peace. When they are healthy and peaceful, they will be happy and work hard, the country will be prosperous. This will glorify the king."
The king understood the truth that the prosperity of a kingdom and the glory of the king depended on the greening of the earth.
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