Races have an interesting feature: they are comprised almost entirely of losers. One critter wins, everybody else doesn’t win. Easy as that. The same is true of teams. One winner and everyone else.
We are surprised by this fact every time We encounter it, however logical it is. If We did our best, We feel like winners.
And why not?
There are many ways to prove something, but for Us, in the Wild, few of them seem relevant. Stamps and seals and registrations are mostly related to ownership. When you don’t own anything, the need of a notary is limited.
In our experience, Systems that legitimize things have no odor. Right? Right. For Rhinos, if it doesn’t smell legit, it isn’t.
That settled, it’s time for lunch.
Proprioception is up for RhinoAnalysis today. What it means is knowing where your body is at any given moment, and how it got there and where it’s going next.
It may be that as Big Animals, Rhinos have too many parts or places on ourselves to keep track of without going bonkers. We have to trust to our natural gifts to guide Us around the Wild. Wondering about our elbows and our metatarsals all the time is more than We can manage.
Proprioception apparently requires more disciplined minds than ours.
We admit it.
Rhinos crow, not because We are better than anybody else; We are just celebrating the gifts each of Us has. Gifts We have in common with you, dear Readers.
Crowing is better than Braying.
This is a gentle reminder that fretting can have adverse affects. The most noteworthy hazard is weight loss. No Rhino would want that, would We?
Why run the risk? Relax.
When We Rhinos have been especially good, We like to indulge ourselves by just celebrating our place on the planet.
Why postpone Appreciation?
A RIDDLE: how are Rhinos like Kellogg’s Rice Krispies? Right! We too are full of Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
This probably sounds like some sort of Natural Bonus, and it is. But sometimes being so snappy, crackly and popular can wear Us out. Terrific is terrific, but there must be a Limit, mustn’t there?
Somewhere.
No doubt about it: keeping our mouths shut is not always easy.
Ever.
Rhinos neither dust nor scrub. Those activities are centered on Ownership, keeping things a certain way to maintain their value. Given that Rhinos own nothing, fussing around with polishing rags is busywork at best, and a grim sign of disorientation at worst.
We take things as We find them, and leave them the same way. Why take on the task of shifting dirt from one place to another?
The Wild is not there to be improved upon.
Here at Your Inner Rhino We have another project which has a claim on our energies. This might mean that fewer posts will be forthcoming. It’s tricky to predict the future, so nobody needs to go into withdrawal just yet. It’s like trying to read a message while it’s still inside the bottle. (There’s a simile to chew on.)
We just don’t know what’s going to happen. Let’s look at it all as ‘Exciting’. Why not?
Just sayin’… Hang in there.
Your Inner Rhino 