I was visitng family in the NorthEast recently - just in time for horrendous snow and ice fandango. The backyard is typically filled with wildlife - many species of birds, squirrels, ground hogs, cats, dogs and a few that are hard to determine!!
Several mornings, I sat eating breakfast and enjoying the mandatory two cup cofee addition....when it occured to me that the animals adapt to changing circumstances far better than we do!!!
There was about 13-15 inches of snow and ice....the top layer of ice is about three inches thick so animals walk on top of it. Despite these dreadful conditions, the animals just adapted to the conditions. They did not seem to care that it was harder to get around; harder to eat...and COLD. It was truly fascinating.
Humans during this time, reaxted normally - but they/we did not adapt and complained about the conditions.
Maybe we need to learn a lesson from animals!!
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