Elephants and I Have Something in Common / myLot

Boise, Idaho

September 17, 2022 5:07pm CST

After a lot of observation and time spent watching elephants and their attitudes researchers find that they do indeed remember injuries and they do hold grudges. A study of African elephants found that they will react negatively to the scent(and even the sight) of clothing worn by nearby tribesmen. (This particular tribe spears elephants to show their masculinity.) One story told by villagers is that when one elephant was made to take some foul-tasting medicine by a visiting vet the elephant would throw sticks and stones at the vet whenever he came back to the village. This correlates with my personality. I hold grudges and I am a very revengeful person. If I feel that I, or a loved one, has been slighted or misused in some way I will hold a grudge and, I will get my revenge. Just being honest.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

18 Sep 22

Being honest is not easy! I think our one or the other trait could easily resemble that of other animals. As an example, at times I feel as agile as a Deer. On the other hand, some other times I feel as lazy as a Sloth although that state doesn't lasts that long !

Plus if I or my kids manage to get my wife angry, we feel the presence of a Ferocious female lion in the house

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189820)

• Boise, Idaho

18 Sep 22

I also feel as lazy as a sloth. A lot of the time actually.

Good analogies. Thanks for sharing.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

19 Sep 22

@celticeagle And I am feeling Sloth like today but have a lot of Offline work, so cannot take rest.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

20 Sep 22

@celticeagle Like today. I have slight sprain in the right ankle and ideally I should have taken rest. Yet I cannot take an off today.

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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18 Sep 22

Interesting... Maybe that's where they got the phrase "he has a memory like an elephant.

As far as grudges my view is grudges can be very draining on one's mental state. Holding that negativity inside me only ruins and takes away from my being happy and content. Don't get me wrong, I have held grudges too, and sometimes they are unavoidable, but I have discovered it is better for me to move on for live is too short to let someone affect my life that much. Of course, the elephant had very good reason as his grudge was based on physical mistreatment and the animal was just protecting itself from being harmed again.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189820)

• Boise, Idaho

18 Sep 22

Yes, I think that is exactly where they got that phrase. I do notice that with age(I am 70) I have fewer grudges. I am more apt to move on than I used to be. I am definitely agreeing on the elephant's grudge and why

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189820)

• Boise, Idaho

23 Sep 22

@dgobucks226 ........Thank you.

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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22 Sep 22

@celticeagle I agree with you on all counts