Dont Feed the Animals

I am that person that wants to feed the animals at the zoo. If I was allowed I would be playing in their cages with them. But I think they have glass and fences there for a reason. This led me to thinking about why they have signs about not feeding the animals. Then I took it out of context but into context at the same time. Its like feeding people. If you go out of your way to feed people because you enjoy it or its nice well they kinda become just like the animals. They expect it. They learn to not feed themselves and to depend on someone else to provide them with nourishment. Its not just food, its just a general concept. If you are always stepping across boundaries or into cages because you want to or because you think they might like it, well you are setting them up for failure. We all need to learn to stand on our own. To feed ourselves. So even though it seems like we are helping maybe the real way to help people would be to push them to stand on their own two feet. Everyone needs to learn independence sometimes. So next time you see the animals and want to feed them look at the bigger picture and dont set them up for a life of co-dependence.