Saturday, April 30, 2011

My new reading... "The Bond" by Wayne Pacelle



Hello everyone,
So I wanted to share my new read that I just bought last week. I haven't finished it yet but I must say so far, it has not only been very intellectually stimulating but also enlightening as this book is written in such a poetic manner. All the words seem to just "flow" well and the concepts of the animal care/welfare is very clear for everyone to understand. I had heard of the release for this book some time ago, and now that it is finally available, I'm excited to read through it and acquire a more depth insight on "the bond" of humans/animals and how all this began. 
I have always believed that there is a certain kinship in this kind of relationship simply because I have seen it time and time again. There is something about animals  and what they can teach us about life that I think is quite special. I think it is simply because they really do have a good sense of what "unconditional love" really is. Even in cases where they may have had a difficult journey, with patience they can come back and be so unforgiving. There are so many stories of how animals have helped in healing and taking care of people that it's quite confusing to see how they are treated otherwise by people themselves. I suppose this is what this book is trying to detangle and bring light to how we can go about acknowledging the bond that there is between humans and animals and how we can nurture it and see it grow. Even though we are of two different species, I  do believe that humans are unique - unique in that we are the only species that can choose to make things better.  With that mentioned, I think where much has been given, much is expected and we really do have a responsibility to care for those that are more vulnerable. Why else would we have been given so much options otherwise?? Makes sense right- I think so..
Anyhow, so in the meantime, I'll keep reading and keep you posted on what I find in the second chapter...
Cheers for now, nency

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