When Rhinos are young, We try on many personas, styles, approaches.
Sometimes We keep those attributes for life, sometimes We keep shopping.
Mostly We mix and match…
With Tune or Without
Rhinos have no access to Medical Specialists, beyond our own Systems and Practices. One such system is Humming Therapy, whereby the head is cleared and the spirits lifted. We are not limited to humming only in the nasal region, but also the chest and ears. A few deep breaths, a concentrated clearing of the throat, or sometimes a sneeze, and We resonate.
Works like a charm. Ask anybody.
Sitting Pretty?
Rhinos are attentive to our own Critter Comforts. We like the idea of living off the Fat of the Land. Maybe getting a manicure. Having an artichoke.
However, life in the Wild doesn’t give Us much opportunity for these conjectures. Nature is perpetually changing the situation and the rules. Rhinos must pay attention.
Annoyingly, it has been the Rhino Experience that the longer We ignore our Discomfort Zone, the more our Comfort Zone shrinks. It’s probably some sort of Natural Phenomena.
Upon Reflection
May 18, 1897 Bram Stoker’s DRACULA was first published. We probably don’t need to tell you it has been an influential work.
Rhinos like to imagine various emotional states, and DRACULA has got more than enough of those. Who doesn’t enjoy a good tremble every now and then?
Shoe Shine
Rhinos do not wear shoes except on Exotic Occasions, which We seldom attend.
We like our feet to gather information from the earth. Can’t be over-informed in the Wild. No shoes today, thank you.
Additionally, it is difficult to get shoe polish in the Wild, let alone shoes. And don’t even ask about shoelaces!
Proceeding
Rhinos are not alone in our desire to keep on Maneuvering this way and that, all so We are here tomorrow to discuss matters and have lunch.
This is true of every living thing; We want to go on. We want our species to go forward.
Often easier said than done, say We Rhinos.
The Land of Oz
Mr. L.F. Baum, author of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ and its many subsequent Oz books, was born today in 1856. Generations of critters, young at heart, have enjoyed his richly imaginative work.
One thing he seems to have overlooked was the Rhino potential for adding delight to the Land Of Oz.
Rhinos have often thought We would have been useful as the Rhino Road Repair for the Yellow Brick Road. Sadly, We can’t have it all our own way, more’s the pity.
First things first
The Diamond Sutra was printed in 868 AD. It was the first printed document that still exists, albeit a scroll, printed with wood blocks, not moveable type. It’s in the British Library in London.
The Buddhist philosophy it offers is that We are each defined by Everything Else around Us. We are each crucial to the Whole, being the missing piece.
Rhinos like this idea. It seems in proportion. We are not The Whole; We are a component of The Whole, neither dismissed nor exalted. We are at One with all of Nature. The Moth no more or less than the Mountain.
Pillow Talk
Rhinos sleep, doze, daydream, and space out, in rough rotation night and day. We wink and We’re there. We snort and We’re back. A finely tuned system.
We are not house-proud critters, not having houses, but We occasionally wonder who housekeeps in Dreamland? It’s usually shipshape when We drop in.
Rhinos ask because We often leave Dreamland in a Shambles. Who does the clean-up?
If YIR doesn’t pose the tough questions, who’s going to do it?
Not as Yesterday…
No matter what We Rhinos might like to suppose, We are not the same as Yesterday. We are only on our route to Tomorrow, with whatever’s in store.
It might make a rational critter jumpy, but We Rhinos have lasted a long time, simply attending to Today. Today works for Us.
Overall, are We improving? We like to think so. No moment is impervious to Criticism, after all.
Your Inner Rhino 