Swans: A Lesson in Psychology

         When was the last time you saw a swan by itself? You always see them in packs; oh excuse me, flocks of at least two. They never swim by themselves either; they're connected like Siamese twins. Why can't they ever be alone? It's like they are middle school girls going to the bathroom. Are they scared that big fish will eat them and rip them to shreds?
         Has anyone ever seen a swan fly? I know I haven't. They are always flipping their feet in the same lake or pond day after day. Do they like the climate here or are they just scared to move on? Even if they at all the fish in the lake they inhabit they still wouldn't leave. What are they afraid of? Do they think the lake is going to magically disappear and they will never be able to return to it or something? The lake is like a mother and they are little church boys afraid to leave the nest.
         I saw a swan by itself one day. It was flipping out though and basically trying to eat itself. I have no idea what was wrong with it. It was flailing its wings all over the place looking like it was having a mental breakdown. There was a group of swans a few yards from it, maybe he did something and now his friends hate him. Either way he couldn't handle being on his own.
         We're not talking about people here, but swans. People are on a level of psychosis all their own.