Short tale: The old fox who died because he ate junk food in the fast lane

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The old fox was getting far too old to find its food in its bushland area, so it moved closer to the town, where it expected picking to be easier, as people discarded food, all around. The problem was that there was a trade-off to his doing this. It was more scary for him, and for others too, who saw him, and the danger factor was more too. Kids would throw stones at him, a stray dog might pick a fight with him, or he might be more easily hit by a car. The food was easier to find, but it was mostly junk food, (thrown away half-eaten hamburgers, chips, and other fast foods) and so he did become a bit fatter, slower, and more bloated too. This extenuated his circumstances, so much so, that eventually a car did kill him, while he was on a road, eating some roadkill there, and when he was not quick enough to move away, as the speeding car approached, so quickly. He died instantly, a squashed mess on the road, to be driven further into it, until nothing of him was left, as car, after car, obliterated him even more, and more, so too. Nobody sent flowers to his family. "The old fox never understood that the trapper's trap traps only one leg, but old age traps all four." The fox lost his life to his need for easier food. Takeaway from story: We all need love in our lives. Sometimes, in life, love is not so easy for us to give, but easier to take, but when we take love, not given to us, it often bites us on the foot, because unrequited love is not realer than the giver, but real love lives in the love, not in the giver. Love does not make life easier, until we love fully, both giving and receiving the love. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com Many a fox has lost their lives to their greed without keeping their eyes on their real need.