As a soon-to-be occupational therapist, I am somewhat like a young sea lion, learning to navigate within its natural environment. I have some knowledge and certainly a drive to succeed, just as a sea lion is driven by its instincts to ensure its own survival. However, I am not ready to be out there, in the world alone, searching for my own prey. Therefore, I was thrilled to find out today that more experienced and mature sea lions may be willing to take me under their wing, so to speak. They will teach me to hunt by fishing the prey out of the water and throwing it onto the beach. It will then be up to me to take the skills I have and disarm the fish so we may eat it and be nourished. I am enthused, as it has been awhile since I have been able to use these skills and this specialized knowledge. Hopefully with assistance from these sea lions, I will become an efficient hunter; a sea lion able to navigate on my own. Until then I am grateful for the help these sea lions are offering to me.
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