Recently my sister was told to be rid of her rooster because of the bylaws of our city. Having read the article that was posted I am enlightened and comforted by a good attitude toward our beloved rooster.
My sister said that we put up with all sorts of other noises like speeding cars and loud stereos and all sorts of other noises.... I don't think roosters are a patch on all these other sounds that are part of our lives. I'm not such a good sleeper but I'm not too rattled by a rooster crowing in the morning. It feels almost natural to be woken up by the sound of a rooster. The rooster symbolises morning and he's like a natural alarm clock. I have a wife over in Laos who daily hears a rooster in the middle of the busiest city there. No problems. Why then do people so strongly object to their calling? Is there something so unnatural in the way that we have made our lives? I think part of the problem here is that people have to work hard in order to pay their mortgage... Because houses are so expensive in New Zealand they expect that their experience in their house should be in line with them being able to sleep perfectly so they can work unnecessarily hard to pay off the mortgage.
