*Friday Fictioneers is talented group of enthusiasts penning down a story, a poem, a prose, etc., expressing their heart about a photo prompt, every week. Thanks for this week’s beautiful photo prompt ©Janet Webb
I just read in Proverbs about learning from ants. Apart from the fact they gather food in summer for winter, what else can I learn?
Well, for one thing, ants are eusocial species, just like wasps.
Whaat?
They live in multi-generational family groups wherein a vast majority of individuals cooperate to help a relatively few reproductive group members.
Meaning?
Due to constraints, some voluntarily give up their own rights to reproduce in order that a select few may.
That’s not fair.
Maybe not, but they are unselfishly sacrificing for the common good.
I wouldn’t give up anything.
Of course you would. You underestimate your love for us!
MULLINGSPICE 
I’m not sure this is a story, but I like the ideas
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Not a story Neil, just a statement of facts. I came across them in my search for the writing subject. I loved the idea of multi-generational & sacrificial living
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Interesting stuff and nice to parallel with how we humans go about our lives.
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Thank you for reading.
I was very surprised to read this about them.
I loves thought wasps as pests, but this changed my mind!
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Cool information, all working together and sacrificing for the common good.
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Social insects can’t chose, hormones in the food make a queen, lack thereof makes a worker. 🙂 Humans can chose. There’s the hypothesis that altruism as a human (and primate) trait is an evolutionary means of survival. I can easily believe that. Those who help each other have a much better chance. Our societies used to live by, ‘women and children first’–wouldn’t that mirror the thought of sacrifice? Likewise soldiers, people who give their lives for others… I don’t think that thought is dead quite yet, but maybe buried under superficiality? And in really bad times, the good traits seem to resurface. Great thought-provoking non-story. 🙂
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interesting take on the prompt
http://obliqview.blogspot.in/2016/08/the-game-prompt-janetwebb-thats-not.html
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As humans we have the ability to get upset, angry and hostile, if we think that the game of life is not being played fairly. But what is fair?
I was pleased to read your take on the prompt, at present my reading material is centred around the great philosophers. I will now consider multigenerational family.
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Dear Sabina,
Thought provoking and a good lesson for today’s throw-away society. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hmmm …. thought provoking throw-away society.
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I’m not sure that I like that kind of sacrifice… but it happens. Maybe closer to us would be wolves where the alpha female is the one who mates… (if I don’t remember it wrong)
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Thought provoking!
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Gee thanks!
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Just drawing a parallel or should I say opposite!
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Not just throw away but use-and-throw-away one!
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Not just throw away but use and throw away!
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Thank you. Sorry for the late reply!
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Thank you very much for visiting, reading and commenting!
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