The red-tailed hawk is self-seeking.
Whenever Squirrelina senses the red-tailed hawk is nearby about to fly overhead, she scrambles for all she’s worth to get to out of sight and to safety!
The bobcat is self-seeking.
All the bunnies go into hiding, and all the birds flee the forest floor and fly up into the safety of the trees whenever the bobcat comes slowly sauntering by.
The coyote is self-seeking.
We lost a newborn little baby deer the last weekend of May. It was so sad! I cried. The mama deer tried her best to lead her two little wobbly newborns to safety. But alas, they were too weak and vulnerable to be able to get away quickly.
It is very sad, the consequences of that which is self-seeking.
The cougar is self-seeking.
I have never seen the cougar in person. I am trusting God that I won’t.
I wouldn’t say that the bear is self-seeking. The bear is more or less contented as it bumbles around … looking for a good back scratch …
Or perhaps looking for a jolly romp with a bear friend …
Or perhaps looking for juicy ripe plums, or maybe even some leftover Chinese takeout noodles in a trash bin.
The opposite of “self-seeking” is: generous … giving.
Hubby and I were watching the fascinating YouTube documentary series titled “XOverland: Africa.” The team was in Botswana, and they had the opportunity of seeing a leopard which had just gotten a fresh kill. From the safety of their vehicles, and from a considerable distance, the team watched the leopard devour its fresh kill.
I would not say the leopard would be very generous in that situation. If anyone or anything were to approach the leopard, posing any sort of threat that even a piece might possibly be snatched … watch out! The leopard is not generous. The leopard is not giving.
The leopard is self-seeking.
Stay away. Stay back.
Maintain a safe distance.
This right here is what it is like to be around self-seeking people.
People who are self-seeking are not generous. People who are self-seeking are not giving.
When it comes to people who are self-seeking, it is best to maintain a safe distance.
When it comes to self-seeking people, it is best to stay away.
Just like Squirrelina scrambled in panic to try to get away from the approaching Red-tailed hawk … this right here is what it feels like when we see an encounter with a self-seeking person on our horizon. It is not pleasant (at all) to try to have a relationship with a self-seeking person.
Just like the bunnies went into hiding, and the birds flew up into the safety of the trees when the bobcat came slowly sauntering by … this right here is how people respond when a self-seeking person comes around. Self-seeking people are not safe.
Just like the newborn little baby deer was devoured by the coyote the last weekend of May, so also those things which are precious to us and which matter most to us are at risk of being “devoured” … when it comes to a self-seeking person. A self-seeking person does not care at all about the harm they cause. The only thing they care about is what will benefit themselves.
Love is not self-seeking.
Love keeps a close watch out for the danger of those who are self-seeking. Love takes cover and avoids getting tangled up in a relationship with a self-seeking person.
Love protects that which is precious and that which matters most from being “devoured” by self-seeking people.
Love is not self-seeking.
