Someone, I dont remember who, wrote a story just about lawn care. The story was told from the perspective of a youngster who was totally new to human tendencies seeing a human mow their lawn for the first time.

It went something like this;

"Why are they cutting that green stuff?"

"That's grass, and people spend a lot of time mowing it down to just the right height."

"Oh. Then they must really appreciate it when the summer drought comes along, and all that grass dies."

"No, in fact then they go to extremes to make sure it stays watered, and they will use fertilizer to make it grow faster."

"Doesnt that mean they have to cut it more?"

"Yes, it does."