Thigh-slappers Unite!
Big Fun
Today is Crayola Crayon Day! Good times, coming and going. We don’t actually own any crayons, but the adventure they provide is undeniable. Self-expression in a zillion colors, with a sharpener.
They do not taste as good as they smell.
One big thing We know: they melt if you leave them in the sun.
Diagramations
Here is another way of conceiving Us, sort of. You name it, We’re on it. Plus quite a few things you might not remember to name.
We’re busy.
First Impressions
We hear that making a good first impression is a Good Thing. That said, there are lots of reasons one may not be in peak form when encountering strangers. It can be as simple as a bad hair day, over which this Sumatran has obviously triumphed. Or as complex as indigestion or misplaced mojo.
Whatever, one does not need to look great; it is an unrealistic assignment for anybody. Who is to be pleased? Why concern yourself with the judgments of these random critters? Who is being fooled? We find that when the adolescent need to please goes off the tracks, We fool only ourselves. The opinion that counts is our own of Us. Each of Us. Of each of Us.
And it is unlikely, unless one is hopeless, that the issues of selfhood will center on split ends.
OH-De-Layeeeeeeeeee-Hooooooooo
Rhinodom cannot accept the full credit for inventing Yodeling, you may be surprised to learn. That is because not all of Us yodel.
Each Rhino family has distinctive oral configurations, which determine just how We go about letting everyone know We are in the area. True, the Indian and Javan Families are pretty similar, but their environments are not, so their needs differ. Not every mouth can Yodel with ease, or even at all.
Yodeling is, after all, only one means of making an impression on the public.
Also, We have learned (the hard way) that Yodeling, though remarkably expressive, is attention getting. It goes against the Rhino grain of demure conduct. Those of Us who yodel no longer live where there are user-friendly land formations, which give Yodeling its zip. We now murmur-yodel. In some ways it resembles a cough.
We do not reside in Switzerland anymore. Sad but true.
Lunar puzzlings
We are hazy about how far away the moon is, but mega-distant is what We are told.
If you had a scoop of ice cream for each of Us, here and gone, the stack would get to the moon easily; stands to reason, right? 55 million years makes a really big family.
But the Interesting Fact is, each of Us on that cone would be a different flavor. No two scoops would be the same. Like snowflakes, each of Us has things in common with our kin, but also bits of specialness that tone the contribution We each make to the Whole of Rhinodom.
There is much to ponder about Us. That’s what We think, anyway.
Also, there’s a lot to ponder about ice cream.
All said and done, there’s a lot to ponder every which way.
Hitting the Road
Timing a Quest is easy: We’re getting biggish, and Mom is helping Us pack.
Quests are so entirely individual that there’s no point in trying to describe one. Specifics do not count. What matters is the journey itself, embracing experience as We go. We feel the urge, and We’re off.
Each of Us is companioned by Guides, and sometimes We will start out with some pals. But shortly, each of Us has a particular path, and heads off to investigate. We are not loners; We are visionaries.
The illustrated maze here can get you from Rhino to Radish, but the Radish is only a symbol. Where We are headed is to fully discovering our Inner Rhinos. Yes, even We Rhinos can polish up our acts. (Humility in action.)
If We go one way, that’s brilliant. If We go another, that’s brilliant too. It’s pretty much brilliant wherever We go. The whole business of a Quest is Brilliance!!
(The Path to Individuality: See 11/22/14) P141
On the Ram-page
Wishing all Aries-appropriate Readers the very best, whenever your particular day arrives!
Better a Rhino in sheep’s clothing than a Wolf, right?
March 20!
First day of Spring! We Effervesce.
Semper Radish
We have always kept our eyes peeled for a symbol of what is Excellent, a symbol that would serve all Rhinodom. Root vegetables have always been appealing; part is in the earth, and part is on top, like Us. Rooted but gregarious.
And then, only a few Many Years Ago, there was the Radish! What a satisfying shape, what a welcoming color, a snappy flavor, a touching humility among the plant world! In no aspect is it wanting, at least any aspect We value.
The Radish is symbolic of all that is Outstanding; We aspire to its wealth of scintillating facetnous and tonalities.
We are grateful for its example.
Your Inner Rhino 