This morning I awoke from a fragment of a dream. In the dream there was a rat who was inside a metal cage located in a field surrounded by a fence. The cage appeared to be for storing food and was above the ground. The rat could easily enter and exit from the cage as it was intended to keep out the dogs who lived in the field. Inside this cage that had no 'creature comforts', the rat was safe and well-fed.
The field had grass and wild flowers but the dogs posed a danger to the rat. Although the field was more appealing, it wasn't as safe as the cage. Outside of the fence that surrounded the field was a meadow, a forest, and all sorts of other animals including other rats. The lone rat who lived within the fence would have to make an extreme effort to get out and then would face potential threats that did not exist inside the fence.
I woke up wondering what the rat would do. Would he stick with the not so comfortable but secure cage or make the effort to go out into the wide world filled with possibilities? I also wondered if I am the rat. What do you think? What would you do if you were the rat?
