After viewing Seaspiracy and then the equally disturbing companion documentary Cowspiracy my heart felt bruised. I’m ashamed of what mankind is capable of doing to sentient beings.
In order to heal my heart and feel some sense of control, I return to these quotes.
Empowering words. And, I might add, no one is too old to make a difference either. Maybe that is the best time of all, when the distractions of youth have passed and there’s time for reflection. And action. Every day.
This is the argument I felt I was up against – time after time – prior to the Federal election.
I hope our new Prime Minister proves this cartoon character wrong.
Jane Goodall turns 80 next week, yet she continues to give 300+ presentations around the world each year. She is my absolute hero for the work she has done with the chimpanzees in Gombe, but more importantly with her work as a conservationist. I saw her speak at the Vancouver Orpheum last night. After initially relating the story of her lost luggage that has yet to catch up with her she began to share her stories of living among the chimps in Africa.
When Jane began to speak the entire audience leaned forward, captivated. In her soft British accent she spoke of the destruction of the chimpanzee habitat in Africa, as well as environmental concerns around the world. She wondered how we can send men into space, spacecraft to mars, but still allow the natural state of our planet to be destroyed. She said, “We have lost our wisdom… there has been a disconnect between the head and the heart.”
A disconnect. How profoundly true.
