My son is an animal lover, he has toys in the shape of all the animals. A lion, an elephant, a giraffe, a tiger, and even a dinosaur.
Recently he started begging me to buy him a pet. And I, who don't really understand how you can say the words 'animal' and 'pet' in the same sentence, tried to reject him with various and strange arguments.
However, as I looked to the future, I realized that I did not want to be the person with the psychologist, as someone who had withheld from him what his heart desired and needed.
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So, I took him to the pet store far from my house to choose an animal.
Secularization in the selection process.
At first he asked for a dinosaur, but the salesperson said that animal was out of fashion. So we chose a rabbit, but when we got to the checkout he went crazy. The salesperson couldn't tell if he was eating carrots or just had big ears.
Then we saw a hamster, and then I reminded him of Mom's wardrobe (luckily he didn't ask for a centipede).
He asked for a squirrel, but came to the conclusion on his own that God doesn't give nuts to toothless squirrels.
He asked for a dog, so I informed him that I barely had time to go to the bathroom myself, and I certainly wouldn't have time to walk a dog 7 times a day and countless times at night.
A cat belongs in the trash, even the seller said.
Then he explained to me that he wanted a parrot. I told him that there are birds in the window and there is no difference between them and a parrot.
But he insisted. "I want a bird that talks," he grumbled. I told him that it was better to have nine birds on the tree than one bird in the house and another that talks.
I gave him the example of Zipporah Livni - and he immediately understood.
We went out into the street, disappointed with the selection. We looked to the right and squinted to the left, and suddenly we saw the humans. He pointed and said, "That's what I want.".
I immediately went into the store and bought him whatever animal he chose.
Together we came to the conclusion that sometimes animals are more humane than humans.
