Entering new territory. My first tarantula.

[Bogertophis]

....It's a hard thing for a human to do, since we have so many thoughts and worries and wants and feelings.

And we do that to ourselves, too. It's why humans have so much trouble meditating, even though research suggests it's good for us on various levels. Switching off & being in the moment IS a challenge for us poor humans. And many pets do help us with that, to the extent we get the message & cooperate.

It probably goes all the way back to the idea of owning a piece of land- then we need a home for protection from the elements & as a place to store all of our "stuff", & we need a job to buy stuff & support all that, then lots of security to protect all that, & we no longer have time to grow or gather our own food, so we keep on working, because our vehicles wear out to go get stuff, & when we decide to relax, many of us can't wait to go somewhere else for a while, but that can be a stressful "can of worms" too.