Relationships are tough you have to think of the other person you are involved with.
Being alone means you can do anything anytime and think anything you want. If you have been alone a long time you forget that other peoples thoughts are not the same as yours. If you want to know someone in a meaningful fashion and have them in your lives you have to be willing to compromise.
Relationships come in many forms, really any time you have to deal with another entity for any extended period of time you have a relationship with this person. There are work relationships where people work all-day together but in many incidences never see each other out side of the work place.
Their are social relationships where you may meet a group or person once a week to dine or drink or go to a movie.
Then there are committed one on one relationships where two people commit to each other body and soul share each other thoughts feelings pain and triumphs.
There are human and animal relationships. Bones and I have a relationship he is there to feed me, walk me, pet me, rub my head, let me out when I have to go, pick my poop up in a bag. Hey what is that all about? Where do they take it? I take a lot of time and effort to find just the right place to leave my refuse. I could just do it in the bag.
Bones and I are learning to compromise. I let him sleep on my spot on the couch at night and in the morning when he gets up to lift his leg I take his spot in the bed.
Sometimes he isn't up for a walk on the beach so he sets up the umbrella. I sleep under it whiles he sleeps next to me. Boring but compromise is what it is all about.
Roxy and I are in a relationship, I think she is a little jealous of my being number one. She tries to lay down by Bones sometimes and I growl or nip her to let her know it is my spot. I love her but she is no longer the princess. She was here first but now I am the man.
Humans are sometime jealous of others that have more stuff or money or power.
I am a little jealous when Roxy leaves to go with Jesse and Megan.
There is a feeling that exist within us all, it can kill a good relationship.
This feeling effects most every kind of relationship office, social, man animal, or committed.
Jealousy is stupid and petty, be happy with what you have and cherish the ones who love you.
Hugs from the hill: Cash Fargo Bellinger
Heh Cash,
ReplyDeleteYou are so wise for a canine. I do, however, have a question. Do those green eyes at the top of your blog belong to a cat?
If so, I must protest. Our nature does not include jealousy. As a matter of fact, most of the time we pretty much make our humans feel that we could just as easily live without them. Of course we can't, but we don't let them know that. We are bit more subtle than dogs in that regard.
One caveat: this "tude" can drive some humans a little crazy. My take is that deep down they like to be needed and a little jealousy, just a tiny bit, makes them feel that way.
Your bud,
Murphy