Broken Rules

With all the talk of rules and love it is ironic that Shi came to me to request his mating to Silken be dissolved. And not ironic in a good way. Now Silken had stated that there would be some changes when we reached the Northern Grazing grounds ... I do not know if this is what she meant.

Tuchuk do not mate for a year as they do in the cities. We tend to choose a life partner. But there are times and circumstance where it becomes necessary to break apart two people and allow them to continue on in different directions for the sake of all concerned. Shi and Tarra were another example of this.

The reasons Shi gave me .. and yes I asked for them ... I would not repeat because they are his business .. though in this case I do not believe them simply because I have never heard of such a thing in my entire existence .. but I will respect the fact that this union has come to an impasse.

Another perfect example of the rules gone all wrong. Chaos. There has to be rules to govern the chaos. It takes more than physical attraction and respect for that person to get someone through this. I say once more and I am even more convinced of it than I was before ... there are rules. And breaking the rules leads to disaster. So to avoid the disaster ... learn the rules first. Know them inside and out .. their whys as well as their whats. Decide that this person is the one you wish to keep the rules with and success is not guaranteed but it sure has better odds at that point.

So with renewed vigor I have once more set upon the task of learning the rules. And if I have to I will learn them through other's mistakes as well as their successes.