There are few things more irritating than anybody saying ‘they know’, when clearly they don’t.
Rhinos all come with the understanding that Ignorance is our natural state. Why fuss about it?
It’s a great relief to simply admit We mostly know nothing. Trust Us.
Rhinos sometimes get the idea that howling at the Weather has benefits. As far as We know, the only effect of the hubbub is the satisfaction of yelling.
Weather comes with ideas of its own, which We Rhinos can only witness.
There is usually plenty to see. Daily.
King Lear is about a cranky king who divides his realm among his three daughters. Unfortunately, none of them is grateful enough to please Lear. He compares them unfavorably to snakes with sharp teeth before Act One is over. (see 9/1/16) Then things go downhill.
Expectations can lead to Catastrophe. Time has taught all Rhinos that little lesson. King Lear learns it, but too late for a happy ending.
Education can be expensive.
Rules and Regulations and Statutes and Policies. All Important and Crucial. Many and many more of these codes and dictates. Some agree with one another, others not. These Rules come in clusters from two to a zillion and two.
Since Rhinos don’t count beyond 3 with any assurance, most Rules must be overlooked. Also, We are seldom confident about which set of Rules to apply today. What happens when We get it wrong… or right? Rules seem deliberately perplexing.
Rhinos have few Rules of our own. So far, so good.
Rhinos are gifted Meanderers. This skill has much in common with ambling, but requires more core relaxation and less idea of a destination.
Them We got.
In the course of Time, most Rhinos have that first Realization: This is Adulthood. Thrilling, yet appalling. It is such a surprise that one doesn’t know what to make of it.
One gulp is seldom enough, whatever the circumstances.
Mary Shelley (b. 1797) wrote Frankenstein, about a doctor with Big Ideas. In the story there is Tension between the creator and the creation. Rhinos know all about it. What new recipe ever came out exactly as you wanted it? Or a relationship?
At YIR, We thought We would suggest that now is a good time to check your oil and kick your own tires, just to see that you are shipshape.
Why wait? Who wants to call the tow truck later?
Life is filled with Ups and Downs, Rhino life no more nor less than any other critter. Our general aim is to enjoy the Ups, and do what We can to short-circuit or endure the Downs.
Good and Better are common. Bad and Worse are inevitable. Two sides of the same coin.
One thought to hold onto is that Worst will come to Worst only once. By comparison, the rest looks pretty good.
We Rhinos relate to the world primarily by nose. A panoply of identifications, intimations, specifications, associations and calculations, all twanging our receptors like a crazed harp.
The stimulation is Too Tremendous for many and most critters.
That’s how you know that Rhinos have Stamina.
Having money seems to depend on putting it someplace safe until later. Then you go get it and use it.
At YIR the whole question is hypothetical, as you probably knew. Rhinos do not own money or mattresses.
The Natural System is to have nothing. It has worked for Us for 50 million years.
Your Inner Rhino 