Why Flies Kept Circling an Old Farmer

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# Why Flies Kept Circling an Old Farmer

In a quiet rural village, there lived an old farmer whom everyone knew—but no one truly understood. He wasn’t famous, rich, or particularly talkative. He simply worked his land every day, following the same rhythms he had for decades. Yet there was one strange detail about him that people couldn’t stop noticing.

Wherever the farmer went, **flies followed**.

They circled his head while he worked the fields. They landed on his shoulders when he rested. Even in places where flies were scarce, they seemed to find him. Children whispered about it. Neighbors joked about it. Some grew uneasy.

Why did flies keep circling the old farmer?

At first glance, the question sounds almost ridiculous. Flies are just flies—drawn to sweat, heat, and the smells of farm life. But as the story spread and time passed, people began to sense that something deeper was at play. Because sometimes, the most ordinary mysteries carry extraordinary meaning.

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## The Surface Explanation: Life on the Land

From a practical point of view, the answer seemed simple.

The farmer worked long hours under the sun. His clothes were worn and often stained with soil, hay, and animal feed. He smelled of earth, labor, and livestock. Flies, after all, are attracted to warmth, moisture, and organic matter.

To outsiders, this explanation was enough.

But those who lived nearby noticed something curious: **other farmers didn’t attract flies the same way**. Even during the hottest days, the insects seemed particularly devoted to this one man.

That’s when logic gave way to interpretation.

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## Folklore and the Language of Signs
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