3 Remarkable Lessons People Need to Learn From Pets
Depending on which poll you look at, 50 to 75 percent of US homes have at least one pet. Some of us are “cat people”, some are “dog people”, and invariably some love both. No matter which side of the pet door you stand on, though, our pets are more popular and important to us than ever before.
In a world where COVID dominates everything, pets are a respite. In this nastiest age of political divisiveness, our animals are a port in the storm. They calm us, they entertain us, they help us feel less lonely. Someday, when such things are allowed again, they can even help us meet new people and build relationships.
Maybe we should be looking to them as tiny Sherpa from a more innocent world. Perhaps, we should be taking more cues from our pets.
1. Be Happy to See Your Loved Ones, Every Time.
Dog people know well the simple joy of walking in the door of your home. The dog(s) will invariably be sitting, waiting, tail aflutter with excitement. Perhaps crowding the hallway with reckless abandon, desperate for their first glimpse of you. And the best part, it doesn’t matter how long you’re gone, 5 minutes or 5 days, it’s always the same.
So therein lies the lesson for the two-legged among us. We always say we want to live in the…
