No matter how much you pull,

No matter how much you cut,

No matter how much insects eat them,

Weeds grow vigorously with their astounding vitality.

 

Humans pulled and cut weeds to grow vegetables. But even then, the weeds would quickly sprout and grow again. People thought it was troublesome.

 

The wise people said,

"I have a great idea. Spread poison all over the land. That way, the weeds will wither and die, and the insects that eat the vegetables will die too."

 

The ordinary people said,

"If the wise people say so, they must be right. But won't the vegetables wither and die as well?"

 

The wise people said,

"Don’t worry. We’ve created special, modified vegetables that won’t die from the poison. By using these special vegetables along with the poison, productivity will improve significantly."

 

The ordinary people said,

"I see. That’s amazing. If the wise people say so, it must be right. We'll buy both the special vegetables and the poison. Can’t wait to try it."

 

Even the resilient weeds couldn’t withstand the new poisonous attack.

 

"Ugh!"

Everything except the special vegetables withered and disappeared.

 

The ordinary people said,

"Alright, good job."

 

The ordinary people ate the special plants that had grown under the constant shower of poison.

 

"Thank you for the food."

*Munch, munch.*

Wait… are human bodies also modified not to die from the poison?

 

The wise people said,

"Don’t worry."

 

The next year, the weeds came back. They sprouted small buds, aiming for the sky once again. So, the people spread poison and withered them again. Only the special vegetables that could withstand the poison survived and once again filled people’s stomachs.

 

"Thank you for the food."

*Munch, munch.*

Wait… are the special plants really safe to eat?

 

The wise people said,

"Don’t worry."

 

The same thing happened year after year. The battle between the weeds and humans always ended with humans winning. The people kept eating the special plants grown under the poison.

 

Time passed.

 

At some point, people became severely ill and suffered greatly.

This disease had never existed before.

 

Why? Where did it come from?

 

Even humans couldn’t withstand the attack of this new disease.

 

"Ugh!"

Everyone except the wise people fell ill and died.

 

The wise people said,

"Alright, good job."

 

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Time passed.

 

When even the wise people were gone,

 

A closer look at the earth revealed

tiny little weeds starting to sprout again.

 

"Pop, pop."