Archive for April, 2011
There was a story that my mother told us. It was supposed to be a spooky story with a shock ending. Mother turned off the lights in the dining room so that the only illumination in the room was from a hallway light that filtered into the dining room. We sat tensely as our mother told the story of two men who had decided on a duel with swords to settle their long on-going dispute, as was often done in the old days. During the duel, one man had his hand severed, just before losing his life. His duelling partner had survived and had kept the severed hand as a trophy in a box on the mantel of his fireplace.
Where would we be without all the critters in this world? I love all animals. Some are definitely smarter than others. I am always amazed by how easily animals can be trained to do what you expect of them. The thing that amazes me the most is animals in the wild who are untrained by humans, but who appear to be very intelligent at problem solving. I have witnessed creatures who exhibit compassion towards each other and even loyalty and love towards each other.