A movie I saw recently called the "The boy who wore stripped pyjamas" disturbed
me greatly. The movie deals with the subject of Nazi cruelty to Jews seen from
the eyes of an innocent 8 year old son of a Nazi commander. It shows how
everyone was brainwashed into believing that Jews were oppressive, destructive
etc. and also how Jews were not really people but a different kind of creature.
People who had difference of opinion were dealt with severely till everyone fell
in line with the central thinking.
Even to this day, a similar kind of
tragedy, torture and killing is happening. The only difference is that we are
now dealing with birds, animals, aquatic creatures etc. In the name of food
processing industry huge amount of creatures are killed every day in the most
inhuman manner. It is as if the poor animals do not have any right to life or
dignity.
Most people who eat meat do not think about the suffering that
the animals have to go through in order to become food on their table. The
animals are bred and fed in very filthy environments. They are injected with
drugs to make them grow abnormally. They are castrated in a brutal manner. Their
body parts are chopped while still alive ignoring the pain that they
undergo.
Some questions we seriously need to ask ourselves is - Are we really human? If yes, how do we allow / encourage such actions? How do we choose to act ignorant and look the other way when such acts are committed? Do we not care about the pain of the other creatures? How can we think of feeding ourselves by causing so much pain around?
This is not just about our eating habits. I have often seen speeding cars knock down animals on the road and going away without even a backward glance. It is as if the lives of other creatures do not matter. As if it is OK if they are injured, hurt or bleeding. There are very few people who care about the lives of others, especially other creatures.
We should recognize the Lord Almighty in every living being. We should be gentle and kind to all creatures. Even if we cannot go out of the way to feed them and take care of them, the least we can do is to refrain from harming them. Together we can make this world a better place. A place where every creature has a rightful place and role to play. A place where everyone is kind and gentle towards all creatures.
Some questions we seriously need to ask ourselves is - Are we really human? If yes, how do we allow / encourage such actions? How do we choose to act ignorant and look the other way when such acts are committed? Do we not care about the pain of the other creatures? How can we think of feeding ourselves by causing so much pain around?
This is not just about our eating habits. I have often seen speeding cars knock down animals on the road and going away without even a backward glance. It is as if the lives of other creatures do not matter. As if it is OK if they are injured, hurt or bleeding. There are very few people who care about the lives of others, especially other creatures.
We should recognize the Lord Almighty in every living being. We should be gentle and kind to all creatures. Even if we cannot go out of the way to feed them and take care of them, the least we can do is to refrain from harming them. Together we can make this world a better place. A place where every creature has a rightful place and role to play. A place where everyone is kind and gentle towards all creatures.
COURTESY:VALUES FOR LIFE
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