Ramses and the Nature of Sheep
Working with a couple of the sheep at Chaw Ti Village Sheep apparently, have their own department of propaganda that says they are meek and mild animals that quietly and dutifully follow their shepherd. They munch quietly in green pastures, beside still waters, discreetly muttering their melodic baaas…. to each other. Their purpose in life is to look serene on hillsides and to be Biblical metaphors for preachers and teachers. My life experience with sheep however, is very different from what the propagandists would have us believe. And, I must say, I certainly understand why sheep end up hairless and as mutton. Rupert Nelson, fellow missionary colleague and a person I saw as my friend was responsible for my education on the real character of sheep. I guess he believed in hands-on training. As I’ve previously mentioned, Rupert had been working to help establish sheep herds in several Karen villages. A couple of those villages were in the Mae Sariang area. One was Thung Phrow loc...
