Every land has good and bad. Consider a few examples. The land
of Israel is specially blessed. Because “milk and honey” flow
there. But these sons of Jacob–sorry, Abraham–have not known
peace ever since they left Egypt, set foot in the “Promised
Land,” and became a nation. And Hamas–now in power in
Palestine–was said to have vowed to wipe out that country from
the world map. The Israelites are now shivering from Dan to
Beersheba, and praying for a Messiah to quickly come to their
rescue. (Tell it not in Gath. Publish this not in Jerusalem.)

India is a certain gifted land also. That country, the home of
the Hindus, which has the double distinction of having some 330
million gods, more than any other people on earth, also boasts
the most beautiful women in the world. The grape-vine has it
that they are the children of Mermaid–the water queen. (Ask
Indians to confirm this.) But woe is India because that same
country is about to be submerged in the ocean. No thanks to
floods caused by the monsoon winds.

Now, notice this peculiarly blessed land: Siberia. This is the
only place on earth where cows were reported to have fallen down
from the heavens. Did you get that? Literal mooing cows with
horns, tumbled down from the skies in broad daylight, in Siberia!

This is not a Midsummer’s Night Dream. Or tales by moonlight.
Neither is it a tantalizing introduction to a new thriller with
the title: “Tale for the Marines.” Because eyes saw the
somersaulting cattle.

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Arthur Zulu is an editor, book reviewer, and the author of A
LETTER TO NOAH and HOW TO WRITE A BEST-SELLER.