Sometimes people say things like “I wish I were a fish.” Or they’ll say “I wish I were a lion, or a camel, or whatever.” I don’t wish I were anything at all, except what I am. I think I would rather say “If I were a mosquito, would I bite people?” Or if I were a blackbird, would I squawk at other birds? Or if I were a plant, would I be poisonous? Or if I were a bee, would I devote my life to the Queen?
It’s not a question of who I am, but how I am who I am. Animals and plants don’t have an option to be poisonous or safe, kind or unkind, fast or slow. They are who they are because of who they are. We are most unique; every minute we can either help or hurt, build up or tear down, love or hate.
How are you?