Geese

A wild goose never reared a tame gosling.

~ Irish Proverb

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I watched this family of geese for a while - and from a distance.  You see that one in the back?  The one still on the shore?  That gosling was wandering off and exploring away from the group.  The rest just left that one.  Then it realized it was being left and scrambled to catch up.

 

I think most families have someone like that little gosling.  The one who gets distracted or is more drawn to his or her own adventures rather than being clingy to the family unit.  And that's good.  If no one ever branched out from his or her family, where would we be?  I can tell you where.  Wherever our parents live and their parents and their parents.  And - let me guarantee you - that house is not big enough for all of us.

 

So, thank you little wandering goose.  Don't let natural selection get you.