I Like Some Animals More Than Some

I Had Been Told From School Onwards That The Best Definition Of A Human Being Was Man The Tool-maker - Yet I Had Just Watched A Chimp Tool-maker In Action. I Remember That Day As Vividly As If It Was Yesterday.

It's Not That Humans And Non-humans Are Identical... But The Lack Of Understanding That Led To The Slave Trade Is The Same Lack Of Understanding Many People Have About Animals Today. When Slaves Were Brought Over From Africa, Many People Believed They Were Not Humans, That They Didn't Have Feelings. Many People Believe That Primates And Other Animals Don't Have Feelings, Too, But They Do.

The Refugees Flee To Protect Their Families From Violence; The Europeans, On The Other Hand, Fear For Their Jobs That They Need To Feed Their Families.

You Know The Old Expression "we Haven't Inherited The World From Our Parents, We've Borrowed It From Our Children"? Well It's Just Not True. We Haven't Borrowed Anything.

For Those Who Have Experienced The Joy Of Being Alone With Nature There Is Really Little Need For Me To Say Much More; For Those Who Have Not, No Words Of Mine Can Ever Describe The Powerful, Almost Mystical Knowledge Of Beauty And Eternity That Come, Suddenly, And All Unexpected.