Monday, January 31, 2011
A New Understanding
Charles Siebert explains that the issue is far larger then the recent elephant attacks. We need to totally change our thinking of elephants and how we interact with them. He states "it requires nothing less then a fundamental shift in the way in the way we look at animals". He suggests we next go past an anthropomorphic view but "in effect be elephants." It is not how we change the way we treat animals. We need to change their perception in ours. But not only certain people, we as a human race have to view elephants in the right context. We have to think of them as one of our own. They are equal to us just like all men on this earth. If we can achieve this, then all of our issues with elephants will be resolved.
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I feel like it will take much more than just understanding elephants to resolve issues between humans and they. We need to give back to the elephants just as much as we took away. The elephants have tried to connect with us, as demonstrated when they buried the man they killed. It is our turn to connect with them. We must include the elephants in our lives as elephants try to include us in theirs.
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