TEDDY BEARS

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a teddy bear

why a bear has to be sweet?

he can just kill you in the blink of an eye.

I mean why do we have this wrong idea about bears?

I can not understand.

a bear is a huge and scary animal.

the human needs to conquer all other creations.

it´s a monster!

hahaha.

it´s not a monster, please!

I was joking.

but I mean if I see a bear on my way I don´t doubt.

I run away. I have no need to hug him.

first – it is not a monster. 

it´s an animal and there is any monstruosity on that.

I know, I was joking.

but it´s a BIG animal.

second – the human being needs to conquer all other creations.

at least 'believe' that he has conquered them all.

so that he can pursue larger greater things,

so that he feels a superior position among all other beings.

for example by creating the teddy bear, the human has made the bear smaller, more tame and harmless.

it is not the real bear that is smaller, 

more tame and harmless but it is the idea of the bear that has become so.

the bear is no longer harmful to the human in the form of a teddy bear.

the human has 'mentally' conquered the bear

and thus has been able to 'believe' in the superiority of his position.

what a silly thing!

I mean why? for what?

man does this.

we have a wrong idea about bears.

why when we see something cute or sweet we compare it to a teddy bear?

it's very complex.

it's some kind of complex metamorphosis.

a projection of values.

a projection of ideas.

like the way you become a cat for me,

because I like cats.

I hate cats.

and then in my head I try to make YOU + CAT.

sorry.

YOU = CAT.

but a cat it is sweet in real live and harmless.

(not for me).

hmmm.

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I think I do not get along very well with animals.

Jordi Boldú. Arguineguín, October 11, 2011.