Rat rate?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="rat">rat</span> <span word="race">race</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farming">farming</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hectic">hectic</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> (<span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dough">dough</span>), <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> 50<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hustle">hustle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bustle">bustle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whence">whence</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>. <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>-<span word="ness">ness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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