00:14When it comes to animals they can be very worthy teachers. You look at an animal and if you can
00:23really observe without your stories and without superimposing your beliefs and
00:29imaginations on the animal. You will learn a lot about your own animal nature, your
00:36own physical self. In that way company of animals can be quite useful except for
00:42cats and dogs. Most animals don't really relish human company. When we say that
00:49animals are great to learn from and can be very useful to us, we must also ask
00:55ourselves whether we are being equally useful to the pet we are keeping.
