Man without the Beasts

Man without the Beasts

“What is man without the beasts? If all beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever
happens to the beasts also happens to man. All things
are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls
the children of the earth.”
Chief Seattle
Suquamish and Duwamish

Every word of this wise Indian chief is true and incontrovertible. Yet knowingly and unknowingly we continue to destroy the beasts at an alarming rate. Many species have totally vanished, thousands are dying every day, and none are safe any more. We humans are the major cause of this and ironically, we too have become an endangered species.

Partap
November 25, 2006