{"id":1519,"date":"2012-07-11T16:41:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T20:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/smalltownamerica\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2012-07-11T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T20:41:10","slug":"going-ape-over-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/smalltownamerica\/2012\/07\/going-ape-over-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Going Ape Over You"},"content":{"rendered":"

When God created all the animals, He certainly had a good imagination.\u00a0 And how did He come up with all differences for them.\u00a0 Adam must have had quite a time when he set out to name each one.\u00a0 What exactly made an elephant, an elephant and what made a crow, a crow?\u00a0 What criteria applied to each creature?\u00a0 How did Adam determine what characteristics defined a bear or a sea horse?<\/p>\n

Was there any wrong answers or did God the creator just let Adam choose at will; the name of each creature?\u00a0 Which ones were the most alike and which ones were quite unique? The Apes have always been a puzzles to me.\u00a0 In the movie, “King Kong” they were portrayed as violent and aggressive.\u00a0 Yet, in other documentaries they were shown to be quite gentle.\u00a0 They are big and furry, but are they soft and fuzzy?\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Did you ever know someone who was all gruff and bristly most of the time, but in certain circumstances they became generous and gentle.\u00a0 How about the grumpy old man who lives in your neighborhood?\u00a0 Maybe he has a lighter side too; just like the ape.\u00a0 An outer gruffness can be a self defense mechanism to protect us from emotional pain.\u00a0 Often it seems better to keep others at a distance, rather\u00a0than to let them get too close to us.\u00a0 When we open up and let them into our personal life, we give them the power to hurt us.<\/p>\n

I think apes have the same problem.\u00a0 They don’t trust humans because they have been mistreated by them.\u00a0 But, when they find one that they connect with, they can be quite agreeable.\u00a0 They are wild animals, so don’t think they will ever respond to you like your cat.\u00a0 Just give them a fair shake and don’t judge them by their reputations alone.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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