Dead Squirrel in the Middle of the Road

There is a dead squirrel in the middle of the road.

When I looked up appropriate quotes, I found this one.

"Be Decisive. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision."

This post is not about decision making. I am excluding myself from that discussion because I am terrible at making decisions. I need too much detail before I make a choice. There is, however, a dead squirrel down the street, which led to that quote, but also led me to another thought.

Humans are as bad as squirrels.

“In what way?”, you ask. I am glad you asked that question.

Have you ever called out to a squirrel stuck in indecision as you drove toward it at 50 km/hr? Have you ever said (out loud!), “Hey, you stupid squirrel, move!!”

I have.

Often.

And I will admit another stupid thing. As I walked past the dead squirrel the other day, I told it, “See. I told you this would happen.”

I was, of course, referring to the conversation that I have had with many squirrels, while I walked down our tree lined street. “Don’t do it. Stay on one side or the other. The trees are not greener on the other side, and you will just end up dead. A squirrel pancake.”

They don’t seem to care. They cross the street willy-nilly, with no regard to safety. Explain it to them. Plead with them. Beg them. It is useless. They WILL cross the street, and many will become dinner for a meat loving bird.

You can tell them all about the many flat squirrels you have seen, and they will just continue to do whatever they want.

But here is the BIG question. In the rush of modern life, are you sometimes like that squirrel?