Rangers Vs Pearls.

Result: Rangers: coolest. Pearls: poorest

Background: About two weeks ago, some of the volunteers from Smolyan region in Southern Bulgaria congregated for their inaugural meeting. As this idea's been floating in my head for sometime now, I went ahead and put it in on the table - a "clandestine" society of cherry-picked volunteers masqueraded as wizards of various sorts. It garnered a great deal for response from the prospective members. 

Thus forward a covert op assembled, dubbed The Rhodope Rangers. Each ranger has a color, followed by an element of his/ her will. Seeing an idea birth like a magnificent rose, another set of volunteers from near-about went forth with their version of the rangers (calling themselves Pirin Pearls). Subsequently, pervasive and perfunctory claims emerged on rival group's enclave (facebook group) about the Rhodope Rangers. Understand that in Southern Bulgaria, there are two major mountain ranges - Pirin and Rhodope. Each may be highly regarded for its beauty, history and culture. 

Now, given that apples cannot be reasoned to oranges, the "pearls" arrogantly insists on Pirin mountain's superiority over the Rhodope. Sure one is taller; the other - wider. One can boast it's Macedonian lineage, while the other may fire-at-will dialect derived from northern Greece. Tourists may enjoy one's wine unique to the region, only to mesmerize at the other's ancient caves and natural bridges. There may be beautiful lakes in one, but cooler ski-slopes in another. And cynics may surely discover the sheer awesomeness of the two. But this isn't a game of one-up is it? No, it sure ain't. But the pearls will never hesitate to not gain that wisdom.