In 731 BC, the first Solar Eclipse was recorded in China. Obviously, it wasn’t the first Eclipse ever, but it must have created quite a stir at the time. Lots of hopping up and down.
Eclipses happen all the time, of one sort or another. So frequent are they that Rhinos don’t fuss. Something gets in the way of something else, and then it’s over. Press on.
What will the End of the World look like? Who can say?
As you probably know, the Pineapple is native to South America. Rhinos are not native to S.A., but that does not squelch our enthusiasm for them. Pineapples have a haunting scent, and have been the inspiration for many instances of spontaneous choreography.
Appreciation takes many forms, the Rhino Pineapple Dance being only one of them.
A reminder: the Hummingbird is how Pineapples are pollinated in their Natural Setting.
We critters in the Wild are Quiet. We don’t clutter the airwaves with chatter. We Rhinos are each tending to our own affairs, most of them chewable. Placid.
However, when We need to send bulletins, We have a range of techniques. Our energies focus, our parts go on alert. Our entire Body Language informs our stance, our scent, our orientation. Other critters, at least the smart ones, get out of the way. We become the Body Electric.
We signal our intentions. We communicate by Image. Those that live near Us in the Wild get the message, Loud and Clear.
Most Rhino conflicts are settled by size and determination; whoever is biggest and baddest wins. Nothing about it is too romantic.
In Football, there is a term “Unnecessary Roughness”, which applies to more than enough rough stuff. We assume it is contrasted to usual violence, perhaps “Necessary Roughness”? Peaceful discussion is not part of the ritual, either way.
With Rhinos, issues are decided with Roughness, whatever flavor is needed. In the Wild, it is called Survival of the Species.
When Rhinos are young, We try on many personas, styles, approaches.
Sometimes We keep those attributes for life, sometimes We keep shopping.
Mostly We mix and match…
Rhinos are attentive to our own Critter Comforts. We like the idea of living off the Fat of the Land. Maybe getting a manicure. Having an artichoke.
However, life in the Wild doesn’t give Us much opportunity for these conjectures. Nature is perpetually changing the situation and the rules. Rhinos must pay attention.
Annoyingly, it has been the Rhino Experience that the longer We ignore our Discomfort Zone, the more our Comfort Zone shrinks. It’s probably some sort of Natural Phenomena.
Rhinos are not alone in our desire to keep on Maneuvering this way and that, all so We are here tomorrow to discuss matters and have lunch.
This is true of every living thing; We want to go on. We want our species to go forward.
Often easier said than done, say We Rhinos.
The Diamond Sutra was printed in 868 AD. It was the first printed document that still exists, albeit a scroll, printed with wood blocks, not moveable type. It’s in the British Library in London.
The Buddhist philosophy it offers is that We are each defined by Everything Else around Us. We are each crucial to the Whole, being the missing piece.
Rhinos like this idea. It seems in proportion. We are not The Whole; We are a component of The Whole, neither dismissed nor exalted. We are at One with all of Nature. The Moth no more or less than the Mountain.
with much Love, from Your Inner Rhino
Nature likes things to keep rolling along, changing as suits the system at the moment. Naturally We Rhinos change as does everything around Us, each on Nature’s timetable.
We Rhinos do not put ourselves above the Natural Order.
Still, some changes are more welcome than others.
Your Inner Rhino 