Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Our Painful World - From Featured Author Opal Dockery



Today's blog from featured author/writer Opal Dockery:

OUR PAINFUL WORLD

Pain surrounds me. Everywhere I look, I see things made form leather or people eating animals (meat). I feel so bad to be involved in such suffering – constantly! I am involved just by being a part of this painful animal – cruelty world. I hope that someday this will change. I want to do more than hope. I want to be a part of the change.

When I think about all the pain in the world, it saddens me. I know people are hungry, children are abused and sexually assaulted, and the list goes on. We are all aware of these problems, and efforts are made to help alleviate the sufferings. But everyone knows that not enough is being done.

One type of suffering we all overlook is that which has to do with animals. They suffer constantly; but nobody hears their cries. They are born to be butchered and eaten or whatever else our so-called “humanity” decides to do with them.

People talk about animals' rights while they are eating their steaks. Greenpeace activists forget that the tuna, also, has feelings even though it cannot cry like the Dolphin.

If we see a slight resemblance such as monkeys being experimented on or hear a cry similar to ours such as the Dolphin, then we feel that these animals should not be killed or tortured. But the other animals have feelings, too – even though they cannot express it to us in order for us to understand.

But I understand and so do many others like me. The killings and the murders must be stopped the pain and suffering must cease. When you bite into your steak, think about the pain suffered for this one bite. Oh, yes, was the animal male or female? What is the number of different animal's flesh all jumbled together that you are eating?

How can a person love their pets and still be a meat eater?

We have enough food in our society, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains that we do not have to resort to the ignorance of being a meat-eater.

We should lift our heads high and rise above the ignorance of our ancestors. We should study health and realize that meat is not a food and is bad for our bodies. Most cholesterol problems would cease if we stopped eating meat. We must search our hearts and souls and come face to face with the fact that we are basically good, and gentle people. We are not slaughterers and murderers. We must figure out a way to let the animals live!





THE ACCEPTABLE SIN
An Award Wining Documentary Short Film
Featuring Opal Dockery
Directed by Jack Truman

A Dixie Film


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