Trying to be Good is not easy, especially when it comes to Sharing. We like it when somebody shares with Us, but sharing in the other direction is a Challenge.
Sometimes We are successful with Sharing, but that is better than Never, right?
Maybe if they made pies a lot bigger, Sharing would be easier.
Whatever Rhinos may lack, it is not Determination. Clear or unclear about our path, each of Us is out there chugging forward.
We do not see ourselves as independent of our kind. Rather, We know ourselves as representatives of a Noble Family, each adding to the dynamic of the whole. With that in mind, We cannot fail, whatever the outcome of a particular situation. Situations are trifling; RhinoHeart is downright Cosmic.
We all like to be the Best One, but We do have to face the music now and then and play Second Fiddle to somebody else, Rhino or not. It is not always welcome as a position, but We do get better harmony out of it, longterm. That is the popular theory. We have been told.
So now you know that Rhinos do know how to be Good. That doesn’t mean We prefer 2nd Place however. We don’t.
Not every thought Rhinos have is in Technicolor. Some are a bit less defined or dynamic. Just how they come. No harm, no foul.
We make what contribution We can to your festivities, however unusual some of them may seem to Us. Here follows a sample effort:
The average Inner Rhino Reader
Does not own a parakeet-r,
To this blog a hot stampeder,
Trembling, sweating and weak-kneeder,
Rejoicing in its pedigreed-r
Your Inner Rhino can’t be beat-r.
Here We are, the Greater One-horn Rhinos, or, Indian Rhinos, all the same thing. We are not fussy. Many of Us live in south-central Nepal, hence the title. It’s a sanctuary for wildlife, among whom We are happy to be numbered. Still.
Beside our sumptuous bulk, say 5000 pounds, give or take a thousand, We happen to have the most breathtaking folds and bumples all over Us. Some people think it makes us indestructible, but that is not so; We are permeable. The single horn is also definitive; you are unlikely to see a Javan Rhino, the only other one horned species today.
One horn, that’s Us. And huggable. We are an affectionate crowd.
We live where they make Monsoons, which are a Big Experience. We like them. Good and Wet.
Rhinos acquire Opinions; We spend so much time musing over Life’s Little Ways that We form conclusions and insights. There is little quality control on our thinking, We admit. Many ideas are reflections of traditions or concepts We have overheard. Opinions can last a long time, however you measure it.
What is remarkable about Opinions is how little they matter when confronting anything big in our lives. Minor things can be influenced by attitude based on Opinion. But major crises occur in a different sphere. They do not require anything but sober acknowledgement, as part of a larger scheme, where our judgments are of no interest whatever.
We are constrained by our Opinions. With time they can form Us, rather than We forming them.
Especially for Us Rhinos that don’t live near the ocean, tales of the thrills pertaining to an Aquatic Life are delightful. We may not swim much, but the idea is appealing. We can be euphoric without even getting wet.
Makes us giggly, frankly.
We have been thinking of old cronies and pals and family members. And We thought, what if each friend was like an ingredient in a cake, and We are the cake, enjoying the riches each friend had bestowed on Us. We are flavored by all those remarkable interactions, longterm or brief, each with its own distinct flavor.
We are born dynamic with Inner Rhinotude, but We are enhanced along the way by experience and good friendship.
Your Inner Rhino 