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Joe Nichols's avatar

The hawk doesn't hunt. Just waits. Hunger and patience meeting in the same body until something moves below. Predation is beautiful. We pretend it isn't because we're prey pretending to be predators. (Something I never published, but this made me think of it.)

We've built this whole mythology around human civilization being superior, but we're the ones with genocide and greed and cruelty for cruelty's sake. Animals kill to eat or defend territory. We kill for ideology and profit.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Exactly, Joe! Greed and power drives humankind. We can learn a lot from nature.

Beth L. Gainer's avatar

Agreed, Rea. Humans are the cruelest of animals.

Nancy Hesting's avatar

You're absolutely right. Why can't we be more like animals?

Rea de Miranda's avatar

If only we had the sense, Nancy!

Stephen Drew's avatar

What a beautiful and thoughtful piece, and so absolutely true.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you, Stephen.

Deer Girl's avatar

True words 🩵

Rea de Miranda's avatar

They have more sense than us. 🩵

VedicSoul - By~ A Bhardwaj's avatar

🙏🙏

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you, my friend. 🙏🙏

Esther Stanway-Williams's avatar

We could learn a thing or two from them, eh?! 😉❤️

Rea de Miranda's avatar

For sure, Esther. 😊❤️❤️