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I don't see what's so unhealthy about imitating qualities of animals you like. in fact, alot of cultures consider it very healthy and wise. various Native American nations sure do.

I do. ^_^ in fact, I would go so far as to say that contemporary society needs it in order to become healthy and harmonious.

some were, more than others. western european cultures have a particularly strange habit of trying to conquer or oppose nature, rather than be one with it. the Nordic people and Germanic Tribes, the Greeks and the Romans, the Ango-Saxons.... though contrastingly, the Celts and the Picts were more attuned to their natural environments. the same could be said of the Egyptians, though the only qualify here in my book for their modern inclusion in the EU, their close proximity to Greece and Italy, and their role played in Europe throughout history.

you'll find that Japan and China were very Naturalistic cultures, as were India and parts of the Middle East. most African nations have been as Totemistic and/or Animistic as the Native Americans and other indigenous Tribal Peoples around the world. same could be said of the Aboriginals, and the Tribal people of the Pacific Islands.

that's an assumption that most people don;t actually agree with. wink