Normality is the pathology of everyday life

This is a sentence from the German film "Die Katze wäre eher ein Vogel" ("The Cat would rather be a Bird") shown at the 18th International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival running this week in Hamburg. And as actress Maren Kroymann said at the opening, dogs are only human after all. Which reminds me of tomcat Raffi moving around or sitting peacefully on my small balcony very close to pigeons and other birds, both leaving each other totally undisturbed. Animals and human animals are more often than not, not only different from what they are supposed to be but also said to be. And which of the two has more capacity for empathy, for understanding and learning is not yet finally settled. We the humans shouldn't be too arrogant and snooty. We are not only outnumbered but often outdone...

May I have this dance?

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