Still on books.
Dog Chasing Cars
You picture the scene - a dog tirelessly barks at and runs after a vehicle. Vehicle stops. Dog stops. Dog retreats and as if nothing happened, it goes on doing its own business and leaves the car alone.
Yes. It was a senseless and pointless pursuit after all. It’s as if the dog had some kind of thinking that went like this: “The car stopped and I can simply approach it, I don’t have to run after it anymore. It’s here. Now, what?”
If there are similarities between men and dogs, this scene is one of those. Like dogs, sometimes we are fascinated in the act of either running after or running away from something.
Like dogs chasing cars, we find ourselves in senseless and pointless pursuit of something. But once it’s within our reach, we retreat, and as if nothing happened, we go on our own business, and perhaps, look for another subject of pursuit.
Yes. It’s just all about the chase.
It’s exciting. Exhilarating, actually. Unpredictable maybe. When would the car stop? Will we ever stop? Who will tire out first?
Maybe it’s the reality. Some people are just after the chase. Just don’t bark a lot. It becomes annoying.
