Today is the birthday of my best friend Chico. Chico was my dog, my pet, my friend and confidant, my inspiration, my escape from insanity, and most of all he was my bestest little boy.
Now you might not think that this has anything to do with social distortions, but I believe otherwise. The distortion lies in how we perceive the animal kingdom. We seem to accept the fact that they are mentally inferior to humans. We believe that they have no true means of understanding and communication. But, maybe we were wrong all this time. Maybe, it is us humans that are unable to rise to the occasion. We seem unable to understand and animals actions and communication process.
When God gave us dominion over the animal kingdom, perhaps, it was only meant that we should lead them in this world If we can only line to use and abuse animals then how can we ever learn to rise to the challenge of meeting new species and civilizations in the universe? No, I believe we are down to a limited existence if we cannot humble ourselves to understand all creatures around us.
Below is a video of my little boy. I hope you can understand how I feel. This dog, animal and pet taught me so much about life.
