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what does it look like?

June 1, 2006

what does it look like?

what does the world look like if you’re a cop? Do cops notice that everywhere they go, there’s a pile-up of people behind them because of the people who are afraid to pass him? He never sees the world like you and me, because everywhere he goes, everyone is reacting to the fact that there’s a cop here. I have a peacock that lives in my yard. It’s not exactly a pet, although I feed it dry cat food on a regular basis, and if I leave my doors open, she’ll come into my kitchen if I don’t shoo her away. She definitely has a personality, at least I like to think so, because I like to think that she responds to me. I went to the the zoo a few months ago, and found some peacocks there who were walking about on the path where you could walk right up to them. So I did. I was surprised at their reaction: Strangely enough, I don’t think that the ones at the zoo are used to people actually trying to run up to them and chase them. I can’t believe no kids do that, but i’m also sure that their parents do everything they can to keep them from doing that. But I digress. So what does it seem like to the peacocks at the zoo? Well you and I are just part of the herd of largish beings who walk by every day. Mostly they don’t register, except those ones that all dress the same that feed the birds.. the drones, if you will. They probably recognize different ones depending on temperament (oops, am I talking about the birds or the bird-keepers?) Relativity can get confusing.