Snake and Eggs or 3 Things We Can Learn From a Mongoose

I believe we can learn a lot from observing nature – take the mongoose for instance. You may already know that the mongoose is one of the few animals that will hunt and eat snakes, but did you also know that they love to eat eggs?

The smallest breed of mongoose, the Kusimanse, lives in South Africa. Just like their larger cousins, the Kusimanse love to eat eggs. The problem is that while the larger mongoose can crack open an egg using their claws, the Kusimanse is too small and weak. Instead, when a Kusimanse finds an egg he will roll it around on the ground until he finds a rock he can bump it against. You see, the Kusimanse has learnt that whenever an egg and a rock meet the rock will always win.

Now, it seems to me that there are 3 important lessons we can learn from this tiny mongoose.

First, there is more than one way to complete a task. The Kusimanse may not crack open an egg the same way as the larger mongoose, but he gets the job done.

Second, no matter how small or weak we may be, no matter how inferior we may feel, if we are persistent enough and creative enough we can still accomplish our goals.

And third, it is okay to be different. The Kusimanse doesn’t care that he cracks open an egg differently from the larger mongoose, he’s just happy that he can have his snake and eggs for breakfast.