Rukmini Vijayakumar Instagram – Day 43: #100daysofinnergrowth Yesterday, Kong went after a snake. He smelled the snake in the front yard (on our farm) from over 50 ft away and ran to find it. It took me a minute to realise what he was doing and I ran after him. When I saw the big snake, I was so terrified of what might happen to kong and I was screaming to make him back off. I finally got hold of kong and pulled him away from the snake. We were all 1 ft apart, the snake, Kong and I. Later I found through google images that it was probably a rat snake which is non venomous. But there are also cobras and vipers on our farm and I don’t really know enough to recognise which snake it is so quickly – and would never take the risk. After the incident, kong just came back and sat next to me and fell asleep. I was thinking about how simple it is with animals and even children. They will put their life at risk and do something for someone they love, with no thought of “something owed” or an expected obligation. I’m a part of his pack , and I must be protected. It’s that simple. He just does what has to be done. The action was so philosophical and Vedantic in a way that I cannot explain. Made me think about it all the way home. I wish I can also learn to be like that. Duty bound – in a simple clear manner. Do what needs to be done and continue with no emotional baggage or expectations. #learningfromnature #simplelife #vedanta #innergrowth #spirituality #findingpeace #gsd #dogmom #germanshepherd