Picking up on last week’s theme with Marla where we talked about her “anger issues (“Marla and Her ‘Anger Issues’”), there were other interactions with the world telling a similar story.
A day or so ago, I was with our dog, Ella, in a pet store. Ella was on a pretty tight leash.
The same could not be said about the two children (probably age three and five) who surprised Ella (and me) from behind, wildly squeaking toys at her.
Worried about how Ella might react to the children surprising her, I firmly told the children to not get so close, while their mom stood idly by watching, but doing nothing.
The children seemed taken aback that I wasn’t applauding their antics. The mom looked quizzical that there were boundaries being set. (It was like her internal computer programming was locked up with the concept of limiting her children – “This does not compute…This does not compute.”)
Thankfully, Ella was probably the most mature creature in the place (including me) and didn’t react.
Most interactions like this tell a larger story. It doesn’t take much to reveal an underlying philosophy. Usually, one picture tells many or in the wisdom that you may remember from the famous song by Rod Stewart and the Faces, “Every Picture Tells a Story (Don’ it).”
It certainly did in this case.
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