To
paraphrase Aristotle, we as human beings can achieve happiness by perfecting
our natures. That means embracing and refining who we really are inside. And it
sounds like great advice for every living thing, not just people. However, one
silly horse is too busy horsing around and probably forgot to go to its
Philosophy 101 classes.
A dramatic
horse named Jingang has greater ambitions than being a mere steed. It doesn’t
seem to appreciate being ridden by others as a horse should. Instead, it goes
out of its way to avoid doing its job. Jingang the horse pretends to be ‘dead’
in an overly-theatrical way. It’s silly. It’s funny. And it’s proof that some
animals would rather laze about than earn their carrots like we do — by the
sweat of our brows.
Not all
horses enjoy hard work…
More than
82,000 people liked Frasisco Zalasar’s compilation video showing the horse
avoiding its ‘chores’ by dramatically ‘dying.’ The viral video was also shared
a massive 630,000 times. Huge numbers like these suggest that people relate to
Jingang’s antics. Especially on Mondays.
Jingang the
horse pretends to ‘die’ in a dramatic way
Most of us
don’t spend all day long thinking about horses, which is why it’s easy to miss
what incredible creatures they are. Double ‘D’ Trailers collected some fun and
unusual facts about our equine friends, so get ready for a ride.
The horse
does this because it doesn’t like being ridden
For
example, did you know that horses can run within several hours of being born?
To me, that is absolutely fascinating. Imagine if human beings could do that.
Jingang
enjoys ‘horsing around’
The next
time you see a horse ‘laughing,’ tell your friends that the animal is actually
doing a nose-enhancing technique (called ‘flehmen’), which helps understand
whether a smell is good or bad.
But it sure
doesn’t like hard work
Furthermore,
horses aren’t colorblind like people used to believe a long time ago; however,
they see purples and violets better than greens and yellows.
It really
is ‘cute but naughty’
And if
you’re ever in doubt whether a steed is male or female, look the gift horse in
the mouth: if it has 40 teeth it’s male, and if it has 36 teeth it’s female.
Arm yourself with these fun facts and go impress your friends.
Watch the full video here...