Rhinos are mostly full-steam-ahead critters. But occasions do arise when We are uncertain about how to proceed, what to do, what to think.
The problem comes from too many choices and options. We could do This Thing, or That Thing, or some Other Thing. What to do, When to do it?
Sometimes Rhinos hesitate as long as a minute.
Once in a great while, a Rhino is gifted with an unreasoned elation, a sense of happy unspecific anticipation.
We Rhinos like to enjoy these moments. We do not analyze them.
While attending to many of Life’s predictable processes, the Rhinomind usually occupies itself in some undefined space, some midpoint betwixt and between hither and yon.
It doesn’t necessarily look like this drawing, but then, it doesn’t really look like anything in particular.
A Rhino Favorite, Hr. Hans Christian Andersen, b.1805, wrote the familiar tale of Thumbelina, so named because the heroine was Fingersized. She had various Danish adventures, but never grew much.
This story is unusually intriguing to Rhino Tots, whose daily goal is getting Bigger, as soon as possible. For Us, being perpetually wee confounds the Imagination.
Hr. Andersen’s story does not include a discussion with Thumbelina herself, detailing her point of view. Frankly, it seems like an oversight.
April Fools Day seems inadequate for dealing with the number of bewildered critters Rhinos run into.
YIR proposes that April be repurposed to April Fools Month.
It’s just an idea, but hey, ideas must start somewhere.
Mr. Oscar Wilde, a 19th c. wit and author, wrote: “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention”.
Yes, says Your Inner Rhino.
Rhinos are fond of Fiction, probably because We can follow the plot and understand the outcome. If it were something more factual, We would never grasp what happened. Too much stuff and too many points of view, and ultimately, no conclusion. Life just goes on, understood or not.
Befuddling, but true.
Once and again, a Rhino will discover that their Brain has taken an unpredicted holiday. It happens. We do not panic. Rhinos wait for the Brain’s return, which is usually soonish. Or at least sooner or later.
What We recommend is that any Rhino in this iffy condition should keep their mouth shut, except to chew.
Right?
Wishing all our YIR Readers untroubled days.
As always.
Your Inner Rhino 