Believe me when I say I share your frustration with the state of the world, in particular the plight of animals. I am a vegetarian and animal lover - I've shared my life with dogs, cats, and horses; every bug in my house has been escorted outside in a Kleenex, not flushed, if it is not wanted! I deplore the inhumane treatment of animals, I consider animals and humans as souls sharing the same plane.
Yes, people can be totally absurd as you point out, but this is due to ignorance and a resistance to change. But I do think we are seeing changes in terms of how we see our food sources and our relationship to animals. There are authors and speakers such as Michael Pollan and Temple Grandin for example, pioneering new thoughts on these subjects, and Peta works hard to deliver information to the public for the betterment of animals. This would have been unheard of 20 years ago.
We all want peace, and we wish it routinely, sometimes without thought in the holiday rush. But here's the deal. We become what we think about the most. If we don't think about peace, we won't see it. So even wishing for peace once a year is, as my grandfather used to say, "better than nuthin." It is the first step of a journey. The transformation of society's ills will also come with the passion of people like you who see the wrongs and want to make them right. I think we need both, a clear understanding of the current picture, and the hopeful vision of what we want to achieve.
Thanks for your comment and the videos, Anonymous, I wish you a better 2010.
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Believe me when I say I share your frustration with the state of the world, in particular the plight of animals. I am a vegetarian and animal lover - I've shared my life with dogs, cats, and horses; every bug in my house has been escorted outside in a Kleenex, not flushed, if it is not wanted! I deplore the inhumane treatment of animals, I consider animals and humans as souls sharing the same plane.
Yes, people can be totally absurd as you point out, but this is due to ignorance and a resistance to change. But I do think we are seeing changes in terms of how we see our food sources and our relationship to animals. There are authors and speakers such as Michael Pollan and Temple Grandin for example, pioneering new thoughts on these subjects, and Peta works hard to deliver information to the public for the betterment of animals. This would have been unheard of 20 years ago.
We all want peace, and we wish it routinely, sometimes without thought in the holiday rush. But here's the deal. We become what we think about the most. If we don't think about peace, we won't see it. So even wishing for peace once a year is, as my grandfather used to say, "better than nuthin." It is the first step of a journey. The transformation of society's ills will also come with the passion of people like you who see the wrongs and want to make them right. I think we need both, a clear understanding of the current picture, and the hopeful vision of what we want to achieve.
Thanks for your comment and the videos, Anonymous, I wish you a better 2010.
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