A story I saw on TV a long time ago about a zookeeper and the gorilla show at Higashiyama Zoo. Around 1955, a baby gorilla arrived at the zoo. The assigned zookeeper acted as a surrogate parent, caring for the gorilla and spending every waking moment together. Gorillas are proud animals, and it was widely thought impossible to train them to perform tricks. However, thanks to the zookeeper's dedicated efforts, they finally succeeded in training them, and the world's first gorilla show became a huge hit. Then one day, one of the gorillas that had always obeyed the zookeeper shoved him, causing severe injuries. Unlike when it was a baby, the gorilla had grown to weigh over 100 kilograms, and human strength was no match for it anymore. In that instant, the power dynamic between the gorillas and their "boss"—the zookeeper—reversed. The gorillas would no longer listen to him, and the show could no longer continue. Even though it's just the wild instinct and couldn't be helped, it makes me feel sad wondering if the zookeeper felt betrayed by the gorilla he had raised with love for years, or if the gorillas, which seemed to trust him and obey his commands, were simply waiting for the right moment to usurp the position of boss.
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