The Problem with Keeping Your Head Down

I’m a head down kind of girl.  I’ve learned over the years that discipline works in my favor so when I need to get something done, I put my head down and just keep going.  Whatever I lack in talent I attempt to gain in focus and effort.  Push through.  Hustle.  It’s a strategy that the world often rewards.

Just this week I got to see the same strategy play out in the animal kingdom.  I watched a video a friend captured recently of two bull elk fighting.  It was stunning to observe these beautiful animals clashing in their native environment.  Their magnificent racks of antlers towered back from their heads and as they advanced upon one another they lowered their heads to use their natural weaponry.

God’s Amazing Creation

Captivated by what was clearly instinctive to them, I asked my husband. “Can they even see each other when they do that? Their heads are bent so low.  How can they see anything?”

We discussed how they were primarily feeling their way through the fight, using their other senses to guide them.  We thought about how their eyes and their internal organs were naturally more protected because of their fighting position. 

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