[drache]

the difference may be small and perhaps I put too much value on caring
there are persons who are curious and fascinated and experience animals as a source of wonder and learning and while this implies the same amount of self-centeredness as that of a person who feels they look cool with a big snake draped over their physique (particularly one that matches their boots), I do believe there to be a qualitative difference
being somewhat of a failure at maintaining a regular meditation practice, I've not been able to overcome my preferences
so I prefer the curious person over the big-snake-makes-me-cool person
and I prefer animals in their "natural" state, but beyond certain loose parameters, I can't say I know what exactly that is
it's just a construct anyway