Being a goat. How can we act like a goat and be like one and why should we act like a goat and mentor ourselves after goats? What is so great about a goat, anyway?
A goat first and foremost is a kosher animal, a good animal approved as a Godly animal because it is kosher and was sacrificed in the temples as gifts to G-d. This automatically makes them "good" animals. Why a goat, though? What characteristics do goats have that we as humans should mimic from them?
Goats are firm, unwavering, brave, and stubborn animals that remain in one spot and it takes a lot of force to move them out of their stance, away from their chosen spot where they stand. They are non-moving, do not change their minds at a whim, keep firm in their beliefs, uphold their boundaries, guard their territory, cannot be swayed or tempted out of their chosen spots.
But they eat garbage, if garbage is in their environment, so we need to keep a goat in a clean place. Give a goat, as you also give yourself, a clean garbage-free place to stand, to maintain your beliefs without a falter, to uphold your Faith, like a goat, never moving, never changing, never faltering, always stable, sure-footed, grounded, like a goat.
Yes, we can learn from nature, nature is our greatest teacher, goats are our teachers, feel like a goat, be a goat.
I used to raise Nubian goats and the story is more than accurate. Goats are also loyal and very friendly, especially when bottle fed. My goats actually would protect me from harm, such as a dog attack. Yes, goats love attention and affection.
ReplyDeleteThank you Donald for your additional information about goats. Nice to know how loving they are and how loyal. Yes, goats do make very good teachers because of all these positive characteristics. Thanks again for sharing.
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