WHAT HAVE YOU TAMED?
I think I was about 12 when I first read and fell in love with ‘The Little Prince’.
There’s line that has stayed with me since:
‘You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.’
What do you think about when you hear the word ‘tamed’?
For me, it means that wildness has been replaced by control.
Autonomy has become dependence.
Over time, what we tame will have difficulty fending for itself or surviving in its natural habitat.
Our horses and pets are prime examples.
We tamed them for our own convenience.
They now rely on us for food, shelter and companionship.
We control or remove their ability to reproduce.
We separate them from their instinctual ways of being and mould them to fit into our timetables and lifestyles.
For those we have tamed this is not necessarily a bad thing!
Responsible people often treat their animals better than they look after themselves.
And this is where it gets very interesting!
Every living thing comes into the world with a list of physical, emotional, psychological, and other needs.
Most come equipped to find ways to meet those needs.
Human beings have stepped in to ensure that the animals in our care never have to worry about them.
But here’s the question.
While we’re being so responsible for the animals in our care, how are we meeting our own needs?
- How much of yourself have you ‘tamed’?
- What inner wildness are you keeping under control?
- If you could break free from all the constraints of society, work, family etc right now, what would you do?
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