It stood stock still smack dab in the middle of our lane. Bill slowed the car as we approached, but it still didn’t move. The car went slower and slower. Finally, when we were a few inches from the mottled brown grouse, the chicken-sized bird scurried off into the brush at the side of the road.
“Sheesh!” I exclaimed as I let out a tense breath. “Why didn’t it move sooner? What was it thinking? Or was it even thinking?”
“Actually, I’m glad you asked that last question,” replied smarty-pants Bill. “The grouse was acting on instinct, not logical thinking. It’s defense in the woods when faced with a threat is to stand still. This enables it to blend in with its surroundings. Then the predator would not see it and would move on. It would be safe.”
“Hmmm,” I murmured, pondering this. “The problem then is that the grouse does not adapt to its immediate situation. It does not realize that standing still in the middle of a road is not safe. It does not blend in. The predator (a car) is likely to smash it flat.”
“Yup, said Bill. “That’s about it.”
So here are some questions for us humans.
Are there times in our lives when we refuse to adapt appropriately to an immediate situation?
…when we stick to a tried-and-true defense tactic that doesn’t work this time?
…when the results are disastrous instead of gratifying?
What are your thoughts?
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