Living Like a Goat
There once was a man in England who became dissatisfied with the hustle and complexities of life.
His name: Thomas Thwaites.
Thomas, being an innovative and creative fellow, decided to search for an answer to his issue.
The solution he came up with: live like a goat.
Yup. A goat.
A British man who wanted to “take a holiday from being human” is sharing his experiences after spending time in the Swiss Alps - living as a goat.
Thomas Thwaites, a graphic artist from London, used specially made prosthetic limbs to enable him to walk on all fours and even underwent experimental neurological changes to make himself more goat-like.
The goal was to see how the experience of being human could be transformed. “I was kind of at a low ebb... depressed, a bit annoyed with all complexities of being a human and trying to make money,” he said, explaining why he embarked on the project.
Inspiration struck when the 34 year old was looking after a relative’s dog which looked “joyful, just happy being in the world,” he said.
“I thought, ‘wouldn’t that be a lovely feeling... I want to be an animal for a bit, I want to take a holiday from being a human being’.”
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Thomas took his goat experience and wrote a just-released book:
If this thing becomes a best-seller, I wonder how long it will take for someone to decide to live as a sheep?
or horse?
or cow?
Tom the Goatman has set the precedent.
Out for now........
Matt
