Mr. Beaver

There I sat, in a room that was not my room, and I looked up to bookshelf and saw a title: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, by CS Lewis. I got up and pulled out the book. I began to read a book I had never read before. I finished it an hour or so later.

My favorite character was Mr. Beaver with his “hoarse throaty whisper.” He was kind, wise, industrious and a clandestine rebel against tyranny. He was also a sort of prophet for the coming of a savior, a great lion as it turns out. A beaver as rebel! A beaver as prophet! I love finding books at random and having my world turned upside down by them. Random books found in the garbage might be the best finds. I hope somewhere along the line has found my books at random, perhaps even in the garbage or a mortuary, and they had their world turned upside down, or at least I made them smile or think.

Mr. Beaver risked his and Mrs. Beaver’s life by harboring humans in their dam. They served the hungry humans trout and potatoes and Mr. Beaver washed his meal down with beer!

I have always wanted to meet a beaver like Mr. Beaver. I like meeting humans that exhibit the fine qualities of Mr. Beaver. I have several humans in my life that resemble Mr. Beaver, although they drink scotch and Calvados instead of beer. How does go about finding humans like Mr. Beaver? How does one cultivate being more like Mr. Beaver in one’s own life?

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