Post by Spawner on Jan 26, 2009 2:52:30 GMT -5
"I often speak to animals, expecting no response,
But to my great astonishment, a dog responded once.
While sitting with this pet of mine, to him I posed this query
'What's on your mind my little friend? When I speak do you hear me?
And if you hear, can you respond? And if you can't, why not?
And if you can respond to me then speak. Deprive me not!'
Then he gave in and said to me 'Alright. Alright. I'll speak!'
Dumbfounded, I asked, 'But why? If you could speak all of this time,
Why remain in silence, living your life like a mine?' 'Simplicity,' He said to
me, 'The natural way to live.
Complexity is all that your words have to give.'
'Our language gives us wondrous things, and helps us all to learn!
It's around communication that our reasoning, sciences and technology turn.'
'Science, Tech, and reasoning? These things don't help anyone.
Take a walk, enjoy the world! That's my idea of fun!'
'Then why, may I ask, are we on top? We humans run this place!
Our language unifies us. That's why we're the dominant race!
That's why you're my dog, you see, man will always win!'
I thought I had him beat with that and grimaced a victorious grin.
'Unified? You've got that right. You all dress and act the same.
I can't see how you're proud of that. I consider it a shame.
And you own me? Is that why I just sleep and play
While you go to work and then come home and feed me every day?
I've made my point, and now, if you like, you can talk until you're hoarse,
But I won't respond to you. Why not? 'Cause dogs don't talk, of course.'
He smiled as well as a dog can smile and delivered me a wink.
and every day since that day, I take my dog for a walk.
We enjoy the earth around us, and neither of us talk."
- Joel F., 1998
But to my great astonishment, a dog responded once.
While sitting with this pet of mine, to him I posed this query
'What's on your mind my little friend? When I speak do you hear me?
And if you hear, can you respond? And if you can't, why not?
And if you can respond to me then speak. Deprive me not!'
Then he gave in and said to me 'Alright. Alright. I'll speak!'
Dumbfounded, I asked, 'But why? If you could speak all of this time,
Why remain in silence, living your life like a mine?' 'Simplicity,' He said to
me, 'The natural way to live.
Complexity is all that your words have to give.'
'Our language gives us wondrous things, and helps us all to learn!
It's around communication that our reasoning, sciences and technology turn.'
'Science, Tech, and reasoning? These things don't help anyone.
Take a walk, enjoy the world! That's my idea of fun!'
'Then why, may I ask, are we on top? We humans run this place!
Our language unifies us. That's why we're the dominant race!
That's why you're my dog, you see, man will always win!'
I thought I had him beat with that and grimaced a victorious grin.
'Unified? You've got that right. You all dress and act the same.
I can't see how you're proud of that. I consider it a shame.
And you own me? Is that why I just sleep and play
While you go to work and then come home and feed me every day?
I've made my point, and now, if you like, you can talk until you're hoarse,
But I won't respond to you. Why not? 'Cause dogs don't talk, of course.'
He smiled as well as a dog can smile and delivered me a wink.
and every day since that day, I take my dog for a walk.
We enjoy the earth around us, and neither of us talk."
- Joel F., 1998