I think it is sometimes easy to look at animals and not realize that they are a bit of purity in an impure world. People want to write off their actions as all being based on the need to survive, so let me ask you, what is the dog doing in this video that will ensure it survives? Nothing. The dog simply sees that this fish is struggling, and somehow is aware enough to try to get water on the fish. It is as simple an act as one could do, yet it is impossible to watch the video and not get hit right in the feels. Don't worry if you cannot understand any of the background dialog, as this is all happening in Thailand.
Though apologies to anyone who finds this video sad, that is not how you should take it. You should walk away from this amazed at the empathy one animal felt for another, even of a different species. They say empathy does not exist within the animal kingdom (they being most psychologists), yet here we have a one minute video that proves that not to be true.
I know some humans who could learn a thing or two from this dog about how we should treat one another, even if we are a little different. Very powerful stuff.
Admittedly, a truly touching video.
But please be more condescending. Please tell us more about what we should feel, when we should feel it, and how we should behave. And please tell us to what psychologists you refer and to what works of theirs you might cite. Finally, if you would be so kind as to elaborate a bit on your definition of what constitutes "proof," and whether, or to what extent, this might coincide with the Scientific Method of Rene Descarte and Sir Francis Bacon.
Thank you.
E. Cheung
PS- In return for your being more condescending, I will agree, in the future, to be more sarcastic.