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For the past few years I have been putting a theory to use, and I have lived happily. Whenever I have to make a hard decision, I refer to my theory, and the right path is always revealed to me. Pardon me for breaking my usual writing style, but this is something I want to share honestly. This is my theory:
We are creatures just like every other living being on this planet; however our instincts have been bred out of us, and we rely on our knowledge way too much sometimes. Knowledge can make hard decisions even harder and we ignore our basic instincts. There are thousands of religions based on knowledge and faith, however made up they may be. These religions teach us how to live with each other, and be happy. I don't have the patience to learn any of them, or the blind ignorance to follow everything someone or some book says. I have discovered a whole new set of rules that are put into use every day, that many of us cannot see. These set of rules are practiced by the beasts of the animal kingdom. Perhaps we can learn by following their example. For example, take the wolves. They have a very basic governmental system laid forth. There is one leader and a few followers. If a follower becomes unhappy, he either challenges the leader or leaves. The squirrels are always my favorite. When winter comes near, they gorge themselves on food, and then save some away for later. Then they hide out for the rest of the winter, avoiding going out in the cold. The birds will feed their young and protect them until they are old enough to hold their own, then they shove their young out into the world and pray that they can fly. Any animal taken out of it's natural habitat quickly learns the ways to adapt to the new surroundings.
These are some of the ways I have lived my life, and I hope you can learn by example. What I want you to do is instead of commenting now, go think of your favorite animal and a way to live your life like it. Then come back and place that in your comment here. Perhaps we will write the first Animal Kingdom Bible together, for it may not always be out there in the wild for others to live and learn from.
If I could talk to the animals, I'd thank them for showing me the way.
Comments (6)
Matrus
In my oppinion, the human kind has not yet risen from the animal behavior. All weaknesses and strengths of humans are in quality comparable to those of any other mamel and differ only in quantity. We are also driven by the instincts of survival and reproduction, which drives us to deeds which secure the availability of both. The difference is, that we secure these needs through the help of our stronger brains with more extreme deeds. Resources and power are hereby the best insurances for our needs. To gain these two insurances, and here is the point, where we could do mucht better with our brains, we act immorally and selfishly, which might even end in murder or war (sometimes direct, sometimes indirect). So if animals would be just a little more intelligent, they would live and kill each others like we do.
KarenJ
Interesting... I've certainly been living by "Don't shit where you eat" for several years - and that was hard-won knowledge...
Shadowmonkey
I answer to your question: What animal? Well for me the wolf is one I hold in high regard. The reasons being such as you stated about there hierarchy system of rule, but also there nomadic life. I dearly love to wander and have done it all my life, from path to field, to mountain high I wander far and wide, but only in my mind. I like the idea of the free spirit and to one day join the hunt.
eternalwytch1
My two animals are both hunters, the Wolf and the Owl. The Wolf is a pack animal, fighting, living as one. The Owl is a silent hunter, able to see virtually all around it at all times. The Wolf is loyal to the pack, driving out those that would put the whole at risk, some Owls may mate for life, but hunt alone. Confusing no? From the Wolf I get the fierce protectiveness for those I consider part of my pack. From the Owl I get the silence, the stealth one needs to be safe in today's world.
Wolfspirit
I enjoyed the writing here thank you for sharing. My personal opinion, within and of everything living a lesson waits for discovery. Awareness is vital followed by proper communication per living entity/being are the keys. One is a given, as in it is there waiting the discovery of it existence as well, per living being, entity. The other sometimes gifted, although often learned. Utilizing awareness once understood of its existence, is determined solely by the living in which that is experiencing the moment. Seek and find. Listen and learn. Be aware and awaken. Mature, develop, progress, change, and become wise. Within everything and nothing is a lesson.
BlueLotus7
Born under the Scorpion, I defend my surroundings including my family and true friends of which I count 5 in my lifetime. My mind is the Eagle with Vision and Wisdom gained through experience. My soul is the Red Dragon. I am the eternal soulmate of the Black Dragon. Synchronicity has given me the domestic cat as companion--they come to me. But my heart belongs to the horse.