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(By
Gary Richmond in his book, book "A View From a Zoo")
Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After
that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be
equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the
change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a young friend of mine,
Julie. She listened politely as I explained the coming danger. I'll never
forget her answer. "It will be different for me. . ." And she smiled
as she added, "Bandit wouldn't hurt me. He just wouldn't."
Three months later Julie underwent plastic surgery for facial lacerations
sustained when her adult raccoon attacked her for no
apparent reason. Bandit was released into the wild.
Sin, too, often comes dressed in an adorable guise, and as we
play with it, how easy it is to say, "It will be different for me."
(Note from Dave Aufrance, Missionary to Hong Kong: "This comes from Gary's book 'A View From a Zoo' -
Word Books Publisher, 1987. It's one of my favorite books and has some great illustrations. What I find
amusing is that he was a zookeeper and is now a pastor. What do those
have in common?") Of course, the answer is: "A lot, if you think about it... :)"
Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After
that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be
equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the
change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a young friend of mine,
Julie. She listened politely as I explained the coming danger. I'll never
forget her answer. "It will be different for me. . ." And she smiled
as she added, "Bandit wouldn't hurt me. He just wouldn't."
Three months later Julie underwent plastic surgery for facial lacerations
sustained when her adult raccoon attacked her for no
apparent reason. Bandit was released into the wild.
Sin, too, often comes dressed in an adorable guise, and as we
play with it, how easy it is to say, "It will be different for me."
(Note from Dave Aufrance, Missionary to Hong Kong: "This comes from Gary's book 'A View From a Zoo' -
Word Books Publisher, 1987. It's one of my favorite books and has some great illustrations. What I find
amusing is that he was a zookeeper and is now a pastor. What do those
have in common?") Of course, the answer is: "A lot, if you think about it... :)"
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