winter

bears and humans, or at least this human, are similar in the sense that they hide or want to hide from winter.

unfortunately, bears have it better off because it's acceptable for them to hide the entire time, where as i have to come out and face the elements when necessary.

when bears hibernate in the winter they eat alot before they climb into their warm caves for the longest winter nap. I can say that if i could i would love to fill my stomach and sleep through the winter too, but that just isn't practical for me.

i think that maybe bears (and other animals too) do this for a few reasons. one being that its so cold and being cold really sucks. two, winter to me is very depressing. over the past few years anything bad that happens, happens during the winter. whether it's a car accident, a death in the family, or a lack in money its during the winter months. three, its just a really good idea to just hide from it all and catch up on sleep you may have been missing from the last three seasons of the year that really aren't so bad.