Commentary

We inherit a huge collection of “shoulds” from parents, school, culture, work, and social expectations, then mistake them for objective reality. The suffering isn’t usually from pulling weeds. It’s from believing there is only one acceptable way to do it.

It quietly exposes that these “rules” were inherited rather than discovered. Flower Capybara doesn’t argue with the Squirrel, doesn’t preach, just asks a contemplative question.

Question: Which “should” in my life have I never stopped to question?