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Eeyore
The Fallacy of the Wolf and Sheep
Sheep follow one another into the slaughterhouse. What a bunch of blind idiots right?
Wolves hunt in packs like meticulous militant operatives and exile betas who show weakness. What a bunch of badasses right?
Sheep are loyal to one another and don’t leave anyone behind. They rarely fight over territory or food. They love each other and they stick together. They even follow their family to the death.
Wolves weed out the weak members and can barely get enough food to feed their family to make it through the winter. They spend most of their free time bickering in their broken home. And they often starve to death alone because they were banished for being beta.
Sheep can teach one another which herbs to eat to recover from sickness. They graze the pasture. They have coats, of their own, to warm them; with no need to ride the tails of others. And they ruminate to keep themselves nourished.
Wolves always have some kind of drama going on and they can only survive if they eat meat so they’re constantly trying to kill. Or they’re scavenging dead animals; dumpster diving for a meal out of desperation. They are always fiending for a fix like junkies.
I don’t identify with animals much. However, if I had to choose between wolf and…
