Rhinos are always a part of the Time and Location in which We live, then and there or here and now. We are not separate, distinct from everything else. We are an integrated part of the whole Natural Shebang.
In some sense, Rhinos have partitions, places where We are not whatever is enveloping Us. But those edges are hazy; where do edges Go when We doze, or blink, or forget to wonder about it?
Right! Nobody knows. Even We Rhinos.
Sometimes Rhinos feel sure We know where We are headed, and what is providing the directions for getting wherever that is.
However, We are prone to accepting Ancient Wisdom, that most adventures are like hunting Butterflies. They flit from one place to another, and Rhinos just follow them, assuming We are making progress.
When We get up each morning, Rhinos wonder if this will be the Best Day of our Lives. It could happen, right? This might be it, the Day Beyond Improvement.
But there is a rub… what if yesterday was pretty swell? or tomorrow has a lot of promise? We often can’t recall yesterday well enough to make a worthy comparison. And We don’t want to rain on tomorrow’s parade.
Rhinos can only assume this moment is Spectacular, and figure We are here to revel in it.
In the Wild, Nature provides a lot of food for Rhinos, a wide variety of grasses and other veg, all designed to keep Us in tip-top form.
All We have to do is locate it and chomp it.
Pretty outstanding deal!
Things do not always go our way or as planned or expected. Rhinos cannot win them all (though We have hopes that that system may change, sooner rather than later.)
RhinoPhilosophy carries Us along, most days. Cold as the Comfort may be: things could be Worse.
Always.
What Rhinos assume is Nature’s Big Message is: We don’t know. No amount of jiggling that Crystal Ball is going to let Us know what’s on the horizon.
So, Rhinos have gotten used to that idea. It saves a lot of wear and tear.
We are not recommending Resignation. We are recommending getting Real.
Today ‘Your Inner Rhino’ celebrates Mr. Li Ching-Yuen, who according to Chinese documentation, lived to be 197 years old, or 256 years old (depending on the document, apparently. ) Li had an active and extensive life, primarily as an herbalist.
At age 130 Li met a hermit who gave him keys to a long life, all to do with meditation, breathing, diet, and exercise. Also, Li had 24 wives over his lifespan. He died in 1933.
Rhinos are unconcerned with these statistics, because We do not really know what they mean. Rhinos all live full lives. That’s the point, right?
YIR is not clear on how Arnulf III got the tag “Hapless”. Probably because he was unlucky. When his dad, Baldwin VI died in 1070, Arnulf became Earl of Flanders. He was acknowledged, but his uncle Robert, the Frisian, made a fuss, and Arnulf died in battle, in 1071.
It seems unkind to saddle the memory of a 16 year old youth with the sorry “title” Hapless, but History is not always kind.
Not only can History be unkind, but it’s often inaccurate. Rhinos know these things.
It’s Full Moon Time. It’s hard to quantify Glorious, at least for Us Rhinos, but We’d say Extravaganza-Glorious is about right.
There is a lot of Rhino Lore that deals with the Moon, and Rhinos love tales, myths and legends. Who doesn’t?
Perhaps the favorite R Concept is that all our Loved Ones go there to meet up, once they pass on. We all rejoice in knowing that so much of the affection We have ever felt is resident up there, glowing in the night sky. And in time, We will be there too.
Epictetus (b. 50 AD) was a Greek philosopher and authority on Stoicism. The main idea (as far as Rhinos grasp it) is that emotion should only be spent on things We can change in ourselves. Passion is often wasted, fretting about external issues.
In the face of Thundering Rubbish, We should calmly withstand disturbance. Deal with reality, and limit our involvement to Action. Where that is possible.
Rhinos are susceptible to flipping out, so Stoicism is a challenge. Still, knowing a bit about it is a beginning.
Your Inner Rhino 