a lioness senses her cubs are in danger. she rushes forward to defend them, and while fighting off the enemy, the cubs scatter in all directions.

she limps into scene with a bloody limb, and starts calling out to her cubs. for hours she roars of her pain, and worry. then, from among the tall inserts of the grassland, a little head pops out...and moves slowly towards the female.

the female, relieved to see one of her cubs, finally settles down and licks her wounds. the cub necks its mother affectionately.

in a distance, the king of the jungle arises, and roams about his territory. he had witnessed the fight. it was a fight between two females...a fight for his attention.

instead of rushing to examine his mate's pain, he wanders around, taking in the new smell...leaving the female, and cub to stand alone in the middle of the vast, foreboding field.

i chanced upon the above on discovery channel last night, before i finally turned in.

it got me thinking that if us humans really possessed wild, animalistic instincts, as studies say we do...(well, subconsciously anyways), then fidelity isn't in our blood, is it?

and if that's the case, then anyone who could remain true to one partner for his lifetime would be someone to be revered; respected.

i've always wondered where the idea of marriage, and monogamy, came from.

don't get me wrong, i would never think of cheating on someone i go out with...hmm...now wait a minute. why wouldn't i?

is it in everyone's make-up to adhere to the principles monogamy? who started this whole "THE ONE" thing?

who made it taboo to be a bigamist, a cheater, or a mistress? who decided that the word "mistress" meant "kept woman"?

all these characters are imposed upon people who, supposedly, have low morals...but as determined by who, or what?

it is painful to live in a world where people feel the need to conform, just because society deems such characters to be immoral, and the contrary to be ideal.

both generation x- and y-ers are consumed with the thought of individualism. but most times, they, too, place tags above those they meet and frown, or shake their perfect little heads in disapproval.

how, then, could they consider themselves unique individuals?

they already have ideals of individualism. they stand up for what's right.

their idea of a perfect world...is already cast in stone.