I have been dealing with a more challenging caregiving situation recently. It is lonely since my wife is in hospital. I do a great deal of reflection and thinking.
Reality is unique for every living entity: We must survive and ensure our species continues. The story from each entities point of view is different. Ears, tongues, fingerprints, and DNA reflect individuality. The variations enhance survivability and play a part in the social aspects of interactions between individuals. I read not long ago that even plants sense other plants' nearness and adjust their position in an ecosystem.
We can never ignore the sexual tension between men and women, and even so-called platonic relationships indeed have a sexual component, even if it is suppressed. Therefore, friendship between species may involve food. There is an example of cross-species friends that seem to be just that: friendship.
My old dogs comfort me in this lonely time, but my friend Sunny Day, the cat, is very important to me.
James
