The stories and histories that cement the Rhino Family come in many forms, for sure. The majority are related to scent, many to sound, but there are also visual springboards a-plenty.
Rhino Awareness is chock-full of stimulation as it is. Stories, however they are transmitted, help to keep things in perspective.
Rhinos are lucky. Who’d know better than We do?
A British friend sent Us this picture, done by a student at the Alice Hoffmann Educational Day Centre in London. They specialize in the treatment of autistic adults.
We like this portrait in a Big Way.
Rhinos always like to be noticed. Who doesn’t?
Birthdays are mostly good things in a mindless way. Yeah, yeah. Congratulations. But birthdays musn’t be taken for granted, say We Rhinos. In Nature, many things can throw you off track, once and for all.
We can bet on this: if We are interested in Longevity (and who isn’t?), We just have to accept that Birthdays are going to be part of the process, on a regular basis.
Stands to reason, right?
Criticism is often surprising, being pretty good. No Rhino welcomes it with open arms, but We have noticed that when Criticism is offered to other critters, it usually has a lot to recommend it.
Ah well, even if the offered Opinion is a good one, it’s easy enough to totally ignore it. Trust Us on that.
The way We Rhinos look at it, one thing comes after the last one. We were there, then We are here, and before you know it, We will be in another there.
Time and events are both confounded by this idea. Time is elastic, so the step in question may be a moment or a month or both. Events may seem unrelated at the moment, but no moment is independent of the events before it. All involve choices We make and have made, taking Us where We are headed.
Simplicity itself, right?
When things go amuck, it is often good to recall that, by and large, Rhinos have had a Very Merry Time of it. 50 million years is a lot (as We understand it), most of that span spent kidding around.
So ‘Oh-Ho-Ho’ is what We say, even if it makes Us sound feebleminded.
Celebrity has things to recommend it, but there is a flip side. Some critters feel driven to constantly criticize, to snipe. We do not pretend to understand them, but We do have to endure them.
We mostly hang out together, small Rhino clusters meandering about.
We have tried going Incognito (see above), but our success rate is limited.
In the Wild, sometimes a mistake can be set aside, another chance is miraculously offered. Of course, that is not always the case, but on balance, all critters are remarkably lucky. Rhinos can be grateful for that fact.
But We do not claim any credit for these mercies. It is more than dumb luck, though it has no name. Fortune, for want of a better term?
Rhinos are generally fortunate. Not always, but often.
Life in the Wild has its adventurous side, to be sure. Surprises are the norm.
Rhinos try to keep a sense of perspective. We just adjust as best We can, or go along for the ride, however bumpy.
There is little point in Amplified Hysterics, no matter what they tell you.
No matter how placid things may seem at any given moment, Rhinos all acknowledge that Drama is on its way.
Unlike Santa coming on a specific date, Drama shows up in its own good time. And in its own unique style, rhythm, or flavor. Volume up, volume down.
There’s no point in trying to second-guess Drama, so We just relax and greet it as it comes.
Your Inner Rhino 