Magic Moments come on their own terms. As a group, they’re capricious.
Waiting for one seldom works out for Us. It’s easier to get going, and hope the Moment locates Us along the way.
It’s worked so far.
Category Archives: R Life Lessons
Agitationalities
Today Rhinodom salutes Charles Richter, who somehow created a scale for weighing Earthquakes. We don’t pretend to understand it, but many Readers think highly of it, so We do too.
Earthquakes happen and always have, whenever they like. Not much warning and then a bunch of activity. It helps to be light on our feet, ready to hop one way or another.
Falling rocks are the main hazard, so smart Rhinos step away from hillsides till things quiet down. Duh.
Developments
Not every day goes Smoothly, even for Us Rhinos. Even in the Wild.
Rhinos plug in Philosophy when all else fails.
Deliberations
As you may have suspected, Rhinos arrive at new and astounding Conclusions more often than not, or oftener. What would be the point of all Rhinoid Cerebral Analysis if nothing got resolved? We wonder, yes We do.
But Asking Questions is lurking at the core of the discussion. How could We debate matters if We had no suspicion that the Alternative Ideas might have merit? And if so, how much?
Doubt makes Opinions doubtful, beyond a doubt. What an exasperating system!
Recycling
In the Wild, We have no issues with recycling. Everything and everybody gets recycled all the time. Rhinos eat vegetation, and in turn make poop, which in turn nourishes the landscape.
When any of Us feels too limp to forage for food, a committee of critters arrives and starts the demolition process. We expect it, so it is nothing special.
Keeps the Wild shipshape. We approve of that.
Phenominology
Bursts of mind-blowing Creativity is what Rhinos can all expect, once We loose our Inner Rhino!
It’s a Natural Process.
Distemperature
The Rhino problem is: it is easy enough to get into a Frenzy, but it is hard to gracefully get oneself out of one.
Discouragements
Despite our upbeat Rhino Demeanor, Rhinos still have luggage We drag around. Sometimes We are more aware of it than others. But regrets and hurts and fears and disappointments and confusions still weigh on Us, given the opportunity.
Rhinos are designed to endure, as well as to skip.
C’est la vie.
Fill ‘er Up
Despite the teacher’s dedication, the fact is that each youngster has a different capacity for Education. Those capacities shift with time and circumstances and temperament, but no two are alike.
When delivering Education, the wise teacher leaves a little room at the top, so ideas can happily slosh around. That way ideas mix with experience, each influencing the other. Which is good.
(The answer is 2.)
Conventional Wisdom
The Past is always lurking around, being Helpful. 50 million years of accumulated RhinoWisdom must have something to recommend it, right? Certainly, but…
But the Past can also be stultifying, a strangulation of RhinoDynamics. Tradition should have its due, but that Excelsior Spirit is built into Us Rhinos.
When We feel the Tarantella, We get the tambourine, dammit!
Your Inner Rhino 