THE 'TRANCE'D SHEPHERD AND FLOCK
THE 'TRANCE'D SHEPHERD AND FLOCK Remya Rachel Thomas (Published as a Facebook post on 4th March, 2020- slightly edited) We were looking for a ‘good shepherd’, and instead we got a German Shepherd.’ Pope Benedict XVI A face, four legs and a tiny tail- draw it on a white cloud and you’ve learned how to draw a sheep. Sheep can be the cutest, meekest animal that lives in flocks. They are very social-like us. That’s the first sentence in any sociology book right- Man is a social animal. So, we do have a lot in common. Sheep love to be together-and they try to stay together. The more sheep in the flock, the safer from predators. Being one of the earliest domesticated animals on the planet, you will hardly find a sole wild sheep wandering alone in search of ‘freedom’. They have never known a life without the shepherd or at least a shepherd dog. If you find a sheep go astray, that usually means that it is not feeling well. The role of the shepherd is quite challenging.