Our Knowledgeable Forefathers -242

      OUR KNOWLEDGEABLE FOREFATHERS 

The methods adopted by our forefathers while buying an Agricultural Land or earmarking a suitable place for digging a well with copious water may sound irrational or even downright  stupid by our modern day folks . Their thought process in adopting these methods will surely make us admire these age old practices. 

The prospective buyer of the Agricultural land would spend a whole day and night in the land with a Cock for company . The decibel level of their crow early in the morning  indicated the fertility level of the land .A high decibel level meant  that the land is moist and support the many worms in the soil which have been picked up by the cock . A low decibel level would indicate that the land is parched and dry and thus unfit for agricultural use .

Absolutely amazing , there are many other  practices which were followed by our forefathers , which we have conveniently chosen not only to ignore but to deride .

While scouting for a suitable place to dig a well , a small herd of cows will be let into an enclosed area for a few days . The cows after their fill each day will only select the coolest place for resting and munching their food . This place indicated the place most suitable for digging a well .

How I wish we would not forget our old values and systems . I am probably asking for too much .