You Reap What You Sow

The tractor. A wonderful tool used on every farm. It's like a car's beefier older brother. Even just saying the word you feel a sense of power that permeates through your veins. Tractor... In this case the tractor is brand new with no visible wear. This and the fact that there are only two stalks of corn should make it very obvious that this is taking place during the New Deal, trying to remedy the Great Depression. The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933 lowered the surplus of crops to re-stabilize the prices thereof. The ground is also visibly distraught, likely caused by the dust bowl. Thanks to the AAA, the farmer of this land must have earned enough to buy a new tractor and continue his passion of farming. Many were not so lucky and had their land mortgaged so the overall message here is to not take what you have for granted. Make a list of things you are grateful for and thank others when they help you. Go out of your way to make someone else's day just a little bit better. If you adopt this lifestyle, perhaps you will gain insight on what true happiness is, like this farmer did.

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