“In the article about cuddling cows (Trouw, December 30, 2015) I recalled my brother. He was a farmer and had a special bond with his cattle. Especially with a cow, which he had held from the age of calfs. If he had not just hugged the cow before milking, the cow put her left leg forward so that my brother could not connect the milk machine. After the hug she let herself being milked willingly"(a letter writer, January 2, 2016).
Would You
like to comment on this issue?
Animals and plants do have an emotional life.
Animals and plants do have an mental life.Maybe not as developed as the human life, but still.
Actually, there are animal species having a richer feeling and thought life than some individual humans have.
But let’s not focus on primitiveness.
Let's focus on abundance and variety.
The emotional biodiversity on earth has
increased dramatically since the arrival of mankind, still plants and animals
do have an emotional life for themselves.
The mental biodiversity on earth has increased
dramatically since the arrival of mankind, still plants and animals do have a
thought life for themselves.
Let's go into this.
Many people think they can treat animals and
plants as inferior beings, subordinate and subservient to mankind.And that's a big misconception.
The animal and plant life are generally underestimated by mankind.
And severely abused.
And severely beaten.
And severely exploited.
And severely destroyed.
And exploitation and abuse and destruction are always
coming back to the perpetrator.
The deeds of mankind towards animals and plants
are from the perspective of the spiritual world a crime.And crime has always repercussions, sooner or later.
Mankind can wait for the repercussions, and it will be soon.
Meanwhile, the peasant in the newspaper article
is very blessed. He was an enlightened man in this respect, and an example for
the future mankind.
My blessings to you all
Nr. 312
