the scientist and dog trainer
New Years is a time
When man says he will change.
To something more loving, kind, compassionate and the list goes on.
An exhaustive list of things
To-do and to-be
Enter his viscera
Without the slightest desire
To examine all his past failed attempts.
If one were to look very innocently at such man
He will see a man who is not good and is not bad.
But rather a man
Who is okay being the way he is.
For why would a man who is comfortable with who he is change?
If you observe a scientist at work, what do you see?
The pure scientist approaches his research without a plan.
Not expecting this nor manipulating that.
For his devotion lies in the act of testing, not the results.
He then tries to understand.
Now if you observe a dog trainer…
What do you see?
A trainer wants a dog to do a certain thing.
Therefore, he manipulates the dog’s behavior based on feedback.
What difference is a man training a dog
To a man training himself.
Should he feel anxious.
He searches for methods and techniques
On how to treat that anxiety
Lessen its effect
And deal with it
The moment it arises.
Understand this:
A man who relegates how he feels
To a five step plan
Is a dangerous man.
Man’s plight is one he never comes to see.
For he is interested in answers
When questions would be best suited.
And for that reason he will never leave struggle.