An Important Insight on Perspective

An important insight on perspective: 

this is a cautious time of year for me during my early morning walks, it's still dark, dawn not quite light not quite touching the eastern sky, and the geese that live on my nearby pond are now fully aggressive in protecting their newly hatched young. I've already had a few encounters with them this season, all of which ended with my full retreat from a hissing mother and finding a new route to complete my circuit around the pond. My goal, as I approach them, is to allow as much distance between us as possible, but sometimes the landscape narrows my choices and I'm forced  to quickly, ease my way around them. 

often they are most gracious in letting me pass through. 

while at other times, 

an aggressive stance is taken. 

I do my best to avoid this, not only because of a sincere wish to not be goose pecked and wing beaten, but mostly with deep respect for the geese, both male and female in full protective mode and willing to attack anything they perceive as being threatening. That's an important love they have, instinctive, an evolutionary response to keep their brood from harm. In comparison, my walk means far less to me, or at least the direction that I've chosen, a course that's easily altered with only a minor inconvenience. It just doesn't seem so important, and I would hate to waste a goose's precious energy on the false threat of my presence. 

it's easier more compassionate, to simply give them all the distance they deserve. 

and not force my way on nature. 

there's room for us all. 

this seems a keen to consider, that what might be taken lightly by me is an all important, indeed life altering to another creature, goose, human, or otherwise. A protective goose teachers me to see the world from the eyes of another, lessening my self-importance, and not insisting that every goes my way. Imaging having such devotion for your care that you would readily put your life on the line, confronting any perceived threat, no matter its size, and someone taking this instinctual love so lightly, being unwilling to even give an inch in your direction. Seen in this light, from the perspective of a protector - the most compassionate thing is to simply go around, providing them the comfort of space, and wishing every gosling a long and healthy life. 

it's an easy enough thing for me to do. 

and an important insight on perspective. 

~

Peace, Eric 

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