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een a while.. nothing much at work..in fact, it’s really quite mentally tiring..bcos i do close-to-nothing all day.. feels very useless.. so i have to remind myself to think of the money instead.. gosh. u will be surprised how tiring that is!
anyways.. this week.. we watched The Cove on Wed cos i had free tix from ACRES..it’s for a ‘movement’ Save the World’s Saddest Dolphins..the 25 dolphins Resort World captured..
I watched bits of it before when it was first released.. but this time, sitting through the documentary with the scenes flashing right in front of me, hearing the dolphins’ cries.. my heart ached and broke. i’ve always despised pp who do unethical things for the sake of money, and pp who take advantage of the weak.. i seriously find them disgusting and a disgrace to human race.. i was so angry when i watched the show, i felt like throwing stuff at the screen..
scamming others to eat dolphin meat, bringing it into schools as compulsory meals..(pardon my language, but it’s a real fucked-up doing).. they are practically killing their own pp for money.. imagine their own children end up with mercury poisoning, (dammit, i can’t believe they never thought about that!)..
well i supposed one could always say the show is biased, siding the activists etc. true, but personally i never thought it’s a good idea to go against nature. animals are animals for a reason, some are born to be pets and others not.. 2ndly.. demand n supply.. if there is no commercial reason and publicity, there’s less demand, thus less supply, n thus less fucked up things happening to our world.
same rationale i use for being a vegetarian.. well i know i can’t save the earth by me alone being a vegetarian.. but at least i won’t contribute to the harm. if i eat ham & bacon for breakkie, 2chicken wings for lunch, bak kut teh for dinner.. that’s 4 animals killed for my food in a day.. multiply it by 365, that’s 1460 animals.. plus n minus.. i don’t think i can live with that thought.. if you see animals in their natural state, they are wonderful creatures..not meant to suffer in cages and live in anticipation of their death. id better stop my preaching. haha.
dolphins.. ive got a bro who’s a trainer.. n it’s a half half thing i feel about captivity.. though the stronger half leans towards freedom. ive experience freedom and i know that feeling is the most liberating and makes every thing worthwhile. if i can go where i want to, live life how i want to, stop when i want to, no rules, no master, no fear… it’s amazing.. the feeling i can tell u is awesome..
yes, perhaps there are cases where captured animals die after they are released into the wild, as they are unable to adapt n have lost their natural survival instincts..but i find this reason insufficient to justify their loss of freedom.
1. if we further encourage n glamorize captivity with zoos, animal sanctuaries etc. there will be more demand, n thus more supply needed. in the end, the cycle will never break, more animals lose their instincts, lose their natural beauty, lose their family, n the whole nature process is screwed up. all for the entertainment and “education” of humans.. how selfish.
2. if they are not captured and conditioned to a close environment, they would not face the issue of “inability to adapt” in the event they are released to nature. isn’t it sad to not know where u actually belong and are capable of doing?
3. if they are not protected like in zoos etc., they are open to danger in the wild. but that’s nature. it’s the circle of life. food chain n everything.. bcos of the danger, they develop their survival instincts.. all these are what is supposed to be.. so why do humans always interfere with nature for their own gain? if god exists, im sure he didn’t plan for zoos and animal entertainment really.
4. all these killing and imposing suffering encourage pp to think “they dont matter and are only animals”..it’s easy to apply the same degree of cruelty to their fellow beings too.. or perhaps one day animals would just attack humans and eat us up the same way, bcos “they dont matter and are only humans, stupid creatures blinded by money”.. haha that ll be quite a scene.
okay enough ramblings.. just my opinion. everyone’s entitled to their opinion, as long as it’s not against your conscience.
anyhow last night was quite gd. we went for a meditation session.. been a while since i meditated. remember i used to wake up 5.45 am to meditate before i went to college.. haha. well.. had quite a bit difficulty at first to focus since my mind is so used to running all over the place! but it got better.. after that was a very clear and light feeling.. felt like my mind did an “empty cache”.. but its funny bcos when u medtiate, ur mind is so clear n conscious that whatever bad feelings or fear one has, they starts to “attack”.. the feelings were overwhelming..did my best to overcome them..
should start the habit of meditating again.. good for spiritual health..n helps to sleep better too!
