Finding out that animals are better than humans was never something that I had to figure out through a meaningful experience or a miraculous life lesson that would lead to some great epiphany. Pretty much from day one I knew that animals were superior to humans by about 10 billion to 1. I have always looked up to animals as role models. They are undoubtedly creatures to learn from. When I say this aloud in conversation I tend to get these condescending, "Brooke, you're retarded" type of looks. But regardless of what everyone else thinks, I believe that the animal kingdom is leaps and strides far more exceptional than we are in so many ways.
Take for example, our beloved animal friend, the dog. Dogs are born, bonded to their mothers, and then hideously ripped away from their mother, father, brothers, and sisters in order to entertain the life of perhaps some begging, pleading, dog-needing five year old girl. Now, don't get me wrong, I have been that five year old girl since I was five and probably forever thereafter. I am just saying, if I was the dog I wouldn't be able to take it so lightly. It's nuts, the dog cries for a day or so and then it is as if he just remembers life goes on. The dog will never even post a single facebook status saying "Some brat just paid these people $500.00 and now I have to leave my fellow pups, waaahhh sad face" or anything of the sort, it's truly admirable. I don't know any human who can do that. However, this isn't the only awesome thing that animals do. I have always wanted a pet with a missing limb because I am so envious of their attitude. Whether it is a cat, a dog, a bird, or a damn dragon they all seem to share the same mentality. They don't focus on the missing arm or leg and let it ruin them like so many people do, they simply learn how to live without it, and carry on.
I know that many people disagree with me in the sense that they believe animals behave in this fashion because they don't have the same mental capacity as humans. But maybe that is what makes them so special to me. It's the living part that is important, and that is what animals do, they live life to the absolute fullest regardless of any bad circumstance; something that cannot be said about the majority of humans.
Basically, if it wasn't for the NO ANIMAL clause in my lease you would probably be seeing me on Animal Planet's "Confessions: Animal Hoarding". . .
