I just watched our two newborn kittens assault their mother for milk and I was struck by the overwhelming beauty at how desperate they are for life.
I like milk, mostly frome ye bovine animalsb of this world. Human female milkbis good too, but it loses its edge after 2 years, just about.
It's great watching animals, the freedom they have.. They live amongst us but they have no true responsibilities. I'm quite envious
Would you really want to switch places though? Being human, having intelligence, and feeling emotion is quite... amazing.
Not a chance man. I am so in love with my life. A deep, abiding love. Not a lustful bit of quick passion. However, the sheer beauty of the desperation of these kittens just struck me. As humans gain intelligence they lose this deep, insatiable passion for pure life. We buy HDTVs and talk about how beautiful the picture is when a night sky full of entire galaxies is right outside our walls. I'm very guilty of this. God, I have missed so much of the natural beauty of creation in favor of man's fabricated beauty.
nisim: No, no I understood your post just fine. I should have specified... I was responding specifically to devilsheep's post.
That's something I think about quite often. I look at animals, observe them, wonder what it'd be like to be conscious as a dog. I wonder if they have any real thoughts, or if they just act on impulse. Sometimes I feel like switching places, while at other times I truly do love being a human. We have a world of opportunity that animals are restricted from.. and that's the biggest reason why I wouldn't want to switch... just sometimes
Ok, I know what you're saying. I would like to switch places with a dog for maybe a couple minutes tops just to see what it's actually like, the same goes for any animal. Although I fear they don't have many conscious thoughts. Probably just instinct.