Cruelty Persists Since We Fear The Idea Of Personal Change

I think we’ve become very disconnected from the natural world. Many of us are guilty of an egocentric world view, and we believe that we’re the centre of the universe. We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources. We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow and steal her baby, even though her cries of anguish are unmistakeable. Then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal.

We fear the idea of personal change, because we think we need to sacrifice something; to give something up. But human beings at our best are so creative and inventive, and we can create, develop and implement systems of change that are beneficial to all sentient beings and the environment.

- That was Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar acceptance speech. Thank you, sir.

So here you go. Most people I know are non-religious and they think they are the center of the universe. And sponsor this cruelty every day.

Disconnected is not the correct word. We are disconnected from cancer but we all care about finding a cure for it. We are disconnected from the stock market but we all care about making money through it one way or another.  The correct word is - most people don't care. I think it is important to use the correct words and phrases.

So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

- Benjamin Franklin

For once in life, we need to heed to Gladwell's thoughtful proposal to "embrace the uncomfortable luxury of changing one's mind."