"We can't control the way others feel about us. We can only control how we feel. I love them. That's enough." Love is love, and even if it doesn't flow both ways, it still puts something beautiful into your life. The chinchilla isn't running away, isn't panicked or scared, and that's enough for her. "And compassion is love, so it makes sense that it calms and soothes. It's... it's love, and understanding, and patience, and acceptance. It's all the best things that a person can put into the world."