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Q-Do you think there is still hope for this planet despite all the bad things we have done to our environment?
A-When I was doing the research for this book, I met so many extraordinary people who rescued species from the brink of extinction when everybody else laughed at them. One example is the California condor. At one time, there were just 12 of these birds left in the wild and one in captivity. Now there are 300. This bird would have gone but for a small group of people who would not give up. As long as we have people like that, there's hope for the future.
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Empathy, in its truest sense (not some shallow politically correct white-wash, where we are all the same) can change the world.
It's about clarity, and reality, and seeing others, and the world, as they truly are, not as one wishes them to be.
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He went on to quote the oft-used Biblical phrase of "man's dominion over animals", whereas I pointed out the dominion over does not neccesarily mean "kill all of them and eat them"! It may mean to oversee and protect, like a shepherd with his flock.
I then went on to say "But we are animals, too, Dad. We are mammals."
The look on his face, as I bested him intellectually, of surprise, happiness and astonishment, is something I will always carry with me.
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I do not know if I have the wherewithal to kill, since I've never tested myself in that regard. I suspect if it was my family's life or death, and a deer's, I would choose the deer.
As it stands in my urban life, I am mostly vegetarian, out of respect for my far-remove from nature.
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I also learned there's a way to respect and treat animals, EVEN and ESPECIALLY if they are giving you sustenance.
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Exactly. It's this reverence towards the animals who provide sustenance and life, a real regard for them instead of creating some fake reality that all meat grows in shrink-wrapped packages.
In many Native american cultures, a prayer of thanks was offered up, as a way of honoring the life spirit to the animal who's life was taken. In Christian cultures, we too also have prayers of thanks before meals.
That, to me, shows the proper respect towards nature and animals.
ps- How Silence of the Lambs!
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My thoughts go out to Dr. Noon's family; while their daughter is gone, her dreams and legacy will live on with this foundation, and that's something to be proud of.
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This always bothers me. We can't all solve all of the world's problems. When someone is doing good, why can't people just appreciate that? Besides, this question always seems to come from someone who isn't doing anything for either situation.
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I am newly inspired to volunteer at the cat shelter down the street. Thank you Carole for all you've done.
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The best part was that someone brought their dog along and she got down on her knees and was hugging the dog while he licked her face. You could really tell in that moment just how much she loves animals.
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With a kebab.
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