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Everyone who knows me well, knows I am a passionate lover of
animals. I watch just about every animal documentary on TV, and support a few
wildlife societies. It never ceases to delight me how some species seem to mate
for life, and others find true and lifelong friends of a different species. I
am left to wonder why some humans can’t take a leaf out of the animals’ books
and do likewise. How many of us have a special friend, be it male or female,
who knows us almost as well as we know ourselves and know just what we would be
likely to do in a given situation. I have been blessed in my life to have had
close friends who have stuck by me through the highs and lows.
I had a very interesting conversation with my hairdresser
the other day. We were discussing the way of the world and how too many people seem to spend their lives being
jealous, envious or just downright nasty about others who appear to have more
than them or are getting on a tad better than they are. So many people seem to
despise someone who is ‘getting on in the world’. The tall poppy syndrome seems to abound. Certain people are lauded when
they are striving to become better at what they do, but once they achieve
stardom, success or show they have excelled in a particular skill, are then
subject to criticism. And why are so many obsessed by another’s shape, looks or
bank balance? I’m appalled at the number of young people who are having Botox,
plastic surgery or similar to alter their shape or looks. Spend more time just
being a better person for goodness sake and not a better looking one. Go out
and become a volunteer and see how much satisfaction can be gained by helping
someone less fortunate, and spend less time worrying about trifling matters
such as the size of your breasts or backside.
Take movie stars, and the load of rubbish some have to take
on social media or in the glossies. I rarely buy magazines to be honest, and
the only chance I get to open one and actually see what is inside their pages
is at the hairdresser (again) or in the doctor’s waiting room. How many times I
have read that a star is expecting a baby as she so obviously has a ‘bump’,
only to learn it was an over-zealous reporter jumping to conclusions. A star is
said to be ‘furious’ with her husband or boyfriend because he has been flirting
with another woman. How on earth does the writer of this article know this star
is so angry? Has the writer ESP so knows what goes on in the other’s mind. Or, was
it a close friend of the star perhaps informing them of her fury? Some friend,
to disclose her friends’ personal details to a newshound!
Back to my original paragraph about animals and their
devotion to each other. I recently read this story about two chimpanzees who
spent a combined 58 years in isolation. Jeannie was in a research lab and Terry
a zoo, before they were rescued and taken to a sanctuary, where they are now
inseparable. They rarely let each other out of sight and spend as much time
touching as possible, as if in reassurance that their days of isolation are
behind them. It is clear they relish their friendship and freedom. What a wonderful
thing to know they have discovered the pleasure to be gained by holding hands
with a true friend.
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