Yesterday in my city there was an international exhibit about Takaya, a beautiful wild wolf who lived close to us for a long time, even coming into one of our neighborhoods. Never looking for a mate, but staying close to our islands, the wild places that are still here, the ancient trees and the ocean.
Then a couple of months ago, a hunter killed him.
The grief was felt around the world and this exhibit marked the international participation of over 150 artists each showing how Takaya's life and death had affected them.
I love wolves, a great deal. I have had many wild wolf encounters and to me they represent everything in the wild that I admire perfectly. They remind us of who we used to be before we surrendered our spirits to mindless conformity. They are one of my totems.
I went to the exhibit that was sponsored by a First Nations art gallery and was told that I could not enter until I wore a mask.
"I don't wear masks."
She looked at me in disbelief. "Everyone wears masks!"
"I don't. And I personally believe that I am far healthier as a result. There is growing evidence that masks will make you very sick. Besides, there is no Covid in the city."
So I walked away, reflecting on the irony that to get into this exhibit featuring a wild and beautiful animal one had to be masked in a mind and soul numbing conformity,
The very antithesis of a wild wolf.
Then a couple of months ago, a hunter killed him.
The grief was felt around the world and this exhibit marked the international participation of over 150 artists each showing how Takaya's life and death had affected them.
I love wolves, a great deal. I have had many wild wolf encounters and to me they represent everything in the wild that I admire perfectly. They remind us of who we used to be before we surrendered our spirits to mindless conformity. They are one of my totems.
I went to the exhibit that was sponsored by a First Nations art gallery and was told that I could not enter until I wore a mask.
"I don't wear masks."
She looked at me in disbelief. "Everyone wears masks!"
"I don't. And I personally believe that I am far healthier as a result. There is growing evidence that masks will make you very sick. Besides, there is no Covid in the city."
So I walked away, reflecting on the irony that to get into this exhibit featuring a wild and beautiful animal one had to be masked in a mind and soul numbing conformity,
The very antithesis of a wild wolf.
