the paradox

After being within 20 feet of a lion with nothing inbetween, the glamour of a "stuffed" real lion in a charging position is lost. Today, I wandered around the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, which has a mammals section displaying the various animals from around the world. It felt too fake for me to enjoy it... I guess the memories of Africa are still to near to me. The animals' majesty faded as they stood frozen in the position we we had placed them.

So many other thoughts and reactions...