the Hypocrisy of “only human” … (04/27/13)
THE HYPOCRISY OF BEING “ONLY HUMAN”
How fascinating it is …
*that we kill wildlife by the millions in order to protect our domestic animals,
*that we then kill those domesticated animals by the billions to eat them,
*that we then die ourselves by the millions, because eating domesticated animals leads dozens of fatal health conditions (like heart disease, kidney disease and cancer),
*that we then torture & kill millions more animals to find cures for those very illnesses — most of which could have been avoided by refusing to kill in the first place,
*and all the while, millions of our fellow human beings are starving to death because food they could have been eating is being used to fatten the same domestic animals that we are so callously slaughtering. ~ (inspired by David Coats)
We are a society steeped in rage & frustration these days, and indeed, there are many “good reasons” to be more than a little pissed off. Corrupt politicians occupying our government, condemnatory preachers commanding our pulpits and greedy CEO’s running our businesses & banks are all doing more than merely threatening to destroy our neighborhoods — they are actively & willfully doing so even as we speak.
AND YET they & their misdeeds are not the true sources of our anger. No, our rage not only comes from within, it is also born there …
You see, it is not so difficult to understand where hatred comes from when we remember that our anger only seeps to the surface when the external injustices we witness expose our own personal hypocrisies — and oh how astoundingly hypocritical many of us still remain!
Please consider the following questions …
*How can so many of us howl against the cowardly methods of domestic terrorists while still hunting defenseless beasts “for sport”?
*How can so many of us rant against imprisoning the innocent while still gawking joyfully at the freedom-less inmates of the local zoo or circus?
*How can so many of us profess to be “animal lovers” and yet still eat animals every day?
*How can so many of us rail against abortion and yet still gleefully murder, roast & ingest animal lives that are just as viable?
*How can so many of us rage against war abroad while still supporting genocide at home?
It is these personal inconsistencies (and others like them) that have us frothing at the Soul — that have us condemning the violent criminal to death, that have us sneering callously at the “homeless bum”, that have us denouncing the double-speak of the corrupt politician, and that have us calling for the downfall, if not the damnation, of the gluttonous CEO.
Peace is in-deed The Way, my Friends, AND … real Peace will never find us until we replace our conveniently self-centered hypocrisies with a life founded in a moral Kindness that is as consistent as it is courageous.
Our rage is born solely in the mirror, my Friends … and that is the only place where our rage will meet its Master.
Consider gently … enact with Courage.
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