Two things came to my mind when I SAW this photo. The first one is how cute it is. It is not possible to ignore the sweet care of this mother hen for those two kittens. Second, despite the natural difference between the animals, their species, their eating habits, their purpose in human life, their colors blend, making the kittens almost invisible. It’s the chicken’s attitude that makes the actual difference. She sits on them and offers them her warmth.
Frailty touches our hearts. A very interesting study on the matter by Elena Hatschen and other scientists, named Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: Investigating links with mental health and loneliness relate the phenomena to the isolation of COVID-19. This cuteness fever that seems as powerful as the deadly virus also has different strains. Not only pets, but wild animals, farm animals, and human babies reach millions of views on youtube.
People are lonely, cooped up in their homes, as everybody plays “happy” on social media and home office meetings. The “happy” game is tiring, tough, unreal, stressful, and most important of all, it might be dangerous.
Details reveal what happens in the hearts of the people. It’s important to point out that many people see themselves as the hen when they are the kittens. Their frailty hides behind work efficiency, readiness to take tasks, uncountable memos, and an overall appearance of being fine.
They can hide because they look like the hen, share the same color, the same home, or workspace. They are not strong enough to face the coldness in this new imposed online society that robbed us of social contact; and nobody notices.
I have to add that masks came to stay because the effects of the vaccines are temporary. The virus is unpredictable and we must learn how to face the effects it brings about.
As a writer and editor, I am fine-tuned to emotions and that’s why this picture spoke in a very loud voice, moving me to share the British research article.
Maybe you know someone who needs your warmth, or maybe you need to find a hen for yourself. The only thing that can’t happen is dying in the cold.
Frailty touches our hearts. A very interesting study on the matter by Elena Hatschen and other scientists, named Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: Investigating links with mental health and loneliness relate the phenomena to the isolation of COVID-19. This cuteness fever that seems as powerful as the deadly virus also has different strains. Not only pets, but wild animals, farm animals, and human babies reach millions of views on youtube.
People are lonely, cooped up in their homes, as everybody plays “happy” on social media and home office meetings. The “happy” game is tiring, tough, unreal, stressful, and most important of all, it might be dangerous.
Details reveal what happens in the hearts of the people. It’s important to point out that many people see themselves as the hen when they are the kittens. Their frailty hides behind work efficiency, readiness to take tasks, uncountable memos, and an overall appearance of being fine.
They can hide because they look like the hen, share the same color, the same home, or workspace. They are not strong enough to face the coldness in this new imposed online society that robbed us of social contact; and nobody notices.
I have to add that masks came to stay because the effects of the vaccines are temporary. The virus is unpredictable and we must learn how to face the effects it brings about.
As a writer and editor, I am fine-tuned to emotions and that’s why this picture spoke in a very loud voice, moving me to share the British research article.
Maybe you know someone who needs your warmth, or maybe you need to find a hen for yourself. The only thing that can’t happen is dying in the cold.
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