A Small Sandy Microcosm of the World

What a beautiful Saturday morning it was. A lovely sunny day in Washington Square Park. My companion and I selected a sun drenched bench bordering an area set aside for dogs to romp and play. And so they did until things got a little out of hand. You see some sort of genetically altered or engineered Pit Bull decided to attack a sweet little terrier. A woman's screams broke the peaceful morning calm and for seven or eight horrifying minutes, a violent canine battle took place. Humans decided to jump into the fray, trying desperately to separate the two animals. One chap standing next to our bench screamed, "Has anyone got a knife? Stab that goddammed dog!" He was immediately challenged by an equally enraged dog lover to "Shut your F***** mouth!" With that, I turned to my companion and stated, "Out of all the benches in the damn park, you had to pick this one!" The small drama that was played out last Saturday, echoed a lot of the angst that is happening in the world as we speak.We're all Just a bunch of mutts trying to have the bone all to ourselves. Social conventions and politics are supposed to make things go smoothly, but inevitably, things start to go haywire and someone attempts to bite off anothers ear.