but for the promise of life's possibility".
The promise of life's possibility.
The beauty of these words holds immense meaning for me at this moment.
I ask myself - have I, in this course of animal welfare pursuit, been focusing all my energy on looking out for the bad.... have I been too obsessed by a need to persecute the culprits... have I gone obstinate in this undercover for truth.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the above. There is a place for law and order. Only thing is - I must remind myself that animal welfare is not all about condemning the bad, but also, if not, MORE SO, of praising the GOOD. Of looking around us and looking out for the good. And when we see it, be honest and bold enough to praise it.
- When you see your neighbour's dog being so well-cared for and loved, and you realise you have never praise him for it, go praise him today!
- When you see a stranger enjoying a walk with his pet in the park and the dog looks obviously happy being out and about, praise the owner and encourage him to continue this lovely relationship with his pet.
- When you next visit a petshop and see that they make full efforts to ensure the animals are in good condition with ample space, praise them and tell them to keep up the good work!
- When you see a kid being gentle with an animal, praise him/her! Your encouraging words could be laying forth a clear path for this kid to grow up with a solid sense of his/her close connection to all forms of life on earth. And we may be surprised at how far-reaching a single good person can be, when his young heart is affirmed that his actions are praiseworthy.
In life, not only amidst animals, PRAISE is of utmost value. Many a times, we forget to thank and appreciate the persons closest to us. Our parents, our siblings, our partners, our kids. Hold your tongue if you've nothing good to say, but PRAISE boldly at the very next chance you get.
I can assure you - you will see LIGHT shining forth from the other person when words of praise reach out to him/her. Praise can work wonders.
As we move along, day by day, do the world this little favour. Find someone to PRAISE each day. Light up their day. And watch that very act that you've praised, blossom into rich fruits that benefit all of us, both humans and animals, in this intricate connection called LIFE.
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Well Said!!! Cheers! ~~~gL
haha...im guessing its jac who wrote this?=)
anyway i guess it is human to only look at the bad..but now that we are aware of this yes we shall praise pple who r kind to their pets!=D especially towards children..
regardign this issue abt kids..the other day i was out when i came across this scrawny cat..fur all matted badly,really skinny-he was kinda ugly. so anyway i went to get cat food and when i came back this little girl was trying to scare the cat away by running n stomping in its direction and even trying o kick it.her mum was just watching w/o saying anytg. she stopped doing it when she saw i was coming. but anyway, when i started feedign the cat, she actually became interested n squatted by watching it eat.i smiled at her and when her mum called her away the little girl actually started talking about the cat n pointing interestingly asking her to look
this made me really think. how much of our behaviour towards animals is learnt from watching others and thier reactions towards us. she probably saw other kids teasing animals and she did it too. w/o her mum scolding her, she probably didnt see anytg wrong in it. if i had scolded her she may have stopped but may hv gone on to tease other cats. so even that small smile i gave her when she watched the cat eat encouraged her new interest in the cat.and the inital interest may later grow into a passion for animals.
so every little bit of encouragement and praise does count.children need encouragement.they will be the ones taking over us in the furure=)
su
Fully agree with Su's comment. :0)
~~~ gL
yes su, well said.
children - now aren't THEY the PROMISE of life's possibilities?
i recently came across this piece of art on www.deviantart.com that i would like to share with you. it is kind of morbid but the message comes across strong. and i totally agree with what she says. that humans are selfish and that we should spare more than a thot for these creatures that share the planet with us. just ebcuase w are smarter, it does not mean we rule over them.
please read the description on the piece of work.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/37955884/
su
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