The 3rd Party Mentality

Rambling on without a fixed purpose... Trying to get people on the same boat by imposing one's life perspectives on others...

Bad points for a presenter the wolf thought. Or rather, the wolf is not in the same pack, stalking in the vast jungle alone.

In the forest, there are the animals. The type of animals will be the manifestation of the different people with different perspectives. If the animals are in their flock, that represents their groups' common perspectives.

For example, the Silverapes will be those who thought themselves to be the majestic ones among the rest. Their governing factor will be the leading Silverape where those in the pack will follow the leader without any major doubt. Or there can also be the elephants, the Titans in the forest yet bound by their guileless mindsets. (You do know that a trained full-grown elephant thinks itself incapable of pulling itself free from its chain to a small wooden peg in the ground because of the conditioning from the external factors where in this case would be the society, or the propaganda around the individual.)

Then of course, different forests may represent the various bigger organisations, such as nations or even world organisations.

For the Straywolf, it belongs to no pack. Once awhile, there will be the other packs of wolves, or apes, or elephants which will call out to it, inviting it into their ranks, promising an end to its solitude where there will be the sense of comradery, affirmation, recognition, achievement waiting for it to experience. Yet as the Straywolf finds out, it always returns to its path which destination or purpose could only be understood by itself.

In its eyes, no pack's purpose is as great. No forest is as great. Its destiny lies in traveling through the vast land, through the vast forests in search of its true destiny while it will continue its wanderlust in freedom - a 3rd party mentality (free but detached from others).

Humans are lonely creatures

Why do I say this?

What history which has been recorded in the history or passed down by the culture of mankind indicated a symbiosis of mankind and Earth itself. Animals and plants play a more direct role in the humans’ communities then. Man was never far off from nature.

Then technology came. Automobiles and trains replaced the horses, buffalos, and mules. Abattoirs removed the majority of humans to hunt for their own food and to kill in order to survive. In large, Mankind lost their ever-constant contact with nature itself.

The one thing which got me pondering was the implication of Mankind losing that close link with Nature. We may have lost precious lessons which Nature can inspire – to preserve, to appreciate life, and to appreciate companionship.

Is the implication apparent in today’s society? Do some of us do outrageous things just to gain recognition from others? Are we are detached in a way which can be shown in some of our outrageous treatment to animals?

Is what I say too far-fetched? If I am a fool to ask such questions, so it shall be.