Watching the animal world, you note
how each species marks their territory. The territories might me miles or a
small patch of ground. Some animals chase away intruders while other just mark
their land with bodily fluids.
These zones are conquered and clearly
marked by an owner. Some visitors are allowed to enter without confrontation to
create a group.
These zones are normally arranged
around food and home. Babies are violently protected yet supplies of food will
be shared.
Some zones are invaded by outside
predators where occupants gather to battle the intruder. The layers of the
intensity will change in an instant. The crows will chase away the hawks, then
the blue jay will chase the crows.
The smaller and weaker creatures use
cover to hide and wait for the conflict to subside.
For the others in the animal world,
we mark our territories with maps and engineers surveying borders marking it
with flags and marks on the ground and publishing visions of territories
separated by foliage or fences.
These territories are acquired or
just borrowed for a time for people to live in a space in safe contemplation.
The animal world follows food and
moves on with the season, yet we stay in our comfortable structures of wood
surrounded by our every want within easy reach.
Excuse me but I have to go out and
pee on the sidewalk to mark my territory.
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