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“Most animals show themselves sparingly. The grizzly bear is six to eight hundred pounds of smugness. It has no need to hide. If it were a person, it would laugh loudly in quiet restaurants, boastfully wear the wrong clothes for special occasions, and probably play hockey.” - Craig Childs

Akin to 71, bears remind me of anger - of being pushed too far. Not because they ARE the symbolic animal of wrath, but more, I think, because I don't think of my anger like a flash or spark. Rather like a hibernating force that is better left alone (and is already trying to hide away), but when prodded and disturbed enough...

Art (c) J. "Rehgan" Fitzmaurice