I hope as mankind approaches the truth about ourselves, we will reach out to humans in ways that show they have no need to defend themselves from those of us who cherish the lives on this planet. Bringing them to the light that has been hidden within or they are distracted from allowing to shine, is the answer.
As Thoreau said:
I saw deep in the eyes of the animals the human soul look out upon me. I saw where it was born deep down under feathers and fur, or condemned for a while to roam four-footed among the brambles I caught the clinging mute glance of the prisoner and swore that I would be faithful.
Sometimes, it takes only one brief moment in time and space, to open the eyes of a human being to our kinship with all the beasts. It is in that second of realization we are all one on this planet, that all life, no matter how it expresses itself, is truly sacred, including the one who has done wrong to his fellow creatures on Earth, to peacefully change one human being's life and the lives of millions of animals on this planet forever.
I'm unable to post the picture but it's on kpete's thread and here where I quote what the bullfighter said, as he collapsed from realizing in one moment, what he was doing... in other words he achieved enlightment from the innocent eyes of the bull questioning his actions in the middle of bullfight. It was the bull being nonviolent despite his agony and the insanity and the bloodlust that surrounded him:
“And suddenly, I looked at the bull. He had this innocence that all animals have in their eyes, and he looked at me with this pleading. It was like a cry for justice, deep down inside of me. I describe it as being like a prayer - because if one confesses, it is hoped, that one is forgiven. I felt like the worst shit on earth.”
...This photo shows the collapse of Torrero Alvaro Munera, as he realized in the middle of the his last fight… the injustice to the animal. From that day forward he became an opponent of bullfights.
http://padbury.tumblr.com/post/18825767326/and-suddenly-i-looked-at-the-bull-he-had-this
Kpete had the picture on her thread if you want to go there:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002390179
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