Let’s talk animal.

I don’t know but this might come off rather queer to you but I like associating people with animals. When I’m out alone or just sitting in a quiet place observing people, I like to think that human beings often resemble a certain animal. Sometimes, I’d walk up to my friends and say that they actually look like a rabbit or an elephant or a playtapus. Not something very flattering to say, but I get that visual in my mind all the time. Most of the time, I can’t seem to give an explanation to it. Sometimes I even picture the scene in “Jumanji” where monkeys and elephants will be swamping the streets, creating chaos. Except human form. Okay, I am not crazy.

We’ve heard common phrases such as “sly as a fox” or “brave as a lion”, these are everyday examples of the practice of using animals to represent human qualities already. I guess animals are somehow symbolic of certain characteristics they are believed to represent in myths and legends? Like how the dog often appears a symbol of loyalty, tiger stands for power and vitality, the antelope stands for liberty and freedom. Remember Lily potter who transformed into a Patronus in the form of a doe in Harry Potter? I’ve done some research and found out that animals can also be symbols of the deities above. The Greek goddess of wisdom – Athena? She was often shown with an owl, because people tradtionally saw owls as wise. While dolphins on the other hand indicated the presence of the sea god Poseidon.

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Whether is it, being an antelope who longs for freedom half the time, or having the power to destruct anything that comes in your way just like an angry tiger, I like to believe that I’m just like a mouse hiding in a hole waiting hopelessly and naively for a cheese to appear. (all the time) Yknow, opportunities, procrastination…  Not a good thing though, but…I’d like to think that we’re just like animals of our own kind. Maybe one day in class if you’re bored and you’ve read this and would like to know what animal resembles you, just come up to me. I’ll give you an answer.

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