No matter how smoothly Rhinos may want a given day to go, there are always minor Misgivings, Irritations and Distractions tugging at Us. Some are more demanding than others, but all in all, they want attention.
We try to ignore these Molestations, but No; they won’t be shushed. They compete with one another for Priority.
The RhinoApproach to Aggravation is Stoic Endurance. 1) We have little choice, and 2) it builds Character, or so We’re told.
Obviously, We Rhinos are not mentally idle. We have lots on our minds, many weighty matters being juggled, 24/7. We pay attention.
What We don’t do a lot is to chatter. We let matters develop, We step aside, We mind our own business. We keep our own counsel.
Mum is the word. Very Rhino. Usually, at least.
M. Georges Rouault was a French painter, born in 1871. He was apprenticed to a curator of stained glass, and the influence of that period in his life is reflected in his long career. Very individualistic. Very Rhino.
M. Rouault is associated with Fauvism and Expressionism, but We are not sure how that changes his paintings. Words. Names. Anyway, Rhinos like his work; We don’t call it anything.
He seems to have minded his own business much of the time. Again, very Rhino.
Your Inner Rhino respectfully offers our Thanks to the men and women who have served this Nation and its People, whenever, wherever and under whatever circumstance.
We the Living are in your debt.
Today is Herr Franz Anton Mesmer’s birthday, 1734. He is mostly known today for Mesmerism, the purposeful shifting of bodily energies. He focused on Animal Magnetism, so We Rhinos assume he was on the right track.
He was not universally praised in his own time, nor in this one. But here is an idea: What if Mesmer’s work was valid when he was around, but is no longer? Many Olde Ideas were respected in their time, maybe justifiably so. Who will ever know?
FYI, Rhinos have all the Animal Magnetism We can deal with. Big Surprise.
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.
Rhinos sleep, doze, daydream, and space out, in rough rotation night and day. We wink and We’re there. We snort and We’re back. A finely tuned system.
We are not house-proud critters, not having houses, but We occasionally wonder who housekeeps in Dreamland? It’s usually shipshape when We drop in.
Rhinos ask because We often leave Dreamland in a Shambles. Who does the clean-up?
If YIR doesn’t pose the tough questions, who’s going to do it?
Your Inner Rhino 