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Comment by nathell

2 years ago

‘Why the giraffe? Two reasons. First, it can see farther due to its height; second, it has one of the biggest hearts of all land mammals. Besides, its ossicones make you believe it listens to you when you look at it.’ – My NVC teacher

Kudos for the nonviolence. :)

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aeonik  2 years ago

Fyi, giraffes are wild animals, and can be very violent and territorial.

  • mnsc  2 years ago

    I'm very literal minded and many metaphors irk me because they require a unspoken shared agreement of only considering the positive aspects that match and ignore the inconvenient ones. Like all sports metaphors used in work related activities. But still, don't skip nvc just because you can't accept a violent animal as a symbol for non violent communication. It has to much value for us literal minded people.

    • aeonik  2 years ago

      I'm all for minimizing violence and harm, but violence is a necessary part of life.

      I just watched a surgeon slice open a woman and save her life and the baby. Blood was everywhere, it was pretty violent. Nothing wrong with it.

      Violence != Malice

      Mergiraf looks pretty awesome though.

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