painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
In my spirituality, all things are created equil. Plants, animals, mountains and rivers. In the case of plants and animals we must eat them to survive, and in turn eventually be eaten so others survive.
there are several stories how disease came to man, but my personal favorite is something like this:
Long ago, man was not living in balance as creator had shown them. Men had forgotten to be thankful for the animals and plants who gave thier lives so that the people would have food and shelter and tools. Then the animals gathered together and Deer decided that he would punish man by making them sick. Soon the men were almost all dead and they cried out for mercy. Plants felt badly for the men and decided to give them aid in fighting the diseases that the animals had brought. Men begged for forgiveness for thier selfishness and rudeness, the plants also asked for deer to be lenient and it was decided that if men remembered to honor them then they would be safe.
It seems like just a simple story, untill you remember that all the diseases that man carries are given to him by other animals. (pure human viruses are beningn to the host)
SARS and Influenza from the inhumane and croweded animal markets of asia.
AIDs/HIV from apes whos forests are being desimated and they themselves are eaten as 'bush meat'.
"Mad Cow" and E-coli from tainted meat from the slauter factorys... and a new form of 'mad deer' from the midwestern US.
Monkeypox from pet prairy dogs. et cet....
Most of these diseases are from humans mistreating/ not honoring thier animal brothers. It would seem that men have forgotten thier lesson again. :roll:
wa:-do
there are several stories how disease came to man, but my personal favorite is something like this:
Long ago, man was not living in balance as creator had shown them. Men had forgotten to be thankful for the animals and plants who gave thier lives so that the people would have food and shelter and tools. Then the animals gathered together and Deer decided that he would punish man by making them sick. Soon the men were almost all dead and they cried out for mercy. Plants felt badly for the men and decided to give them aid in fighting the diseases that the animals had brought. Men begged for forgiveness for thier selfishness and rudeness, the plants also asked for deer to be lenient and it was decided that if men remembered to honor them then they would be safe.
It seems like just a simple story, untill you remember that all the diseases that man carries are given to him by other animals. (pure human viruses are beningn to the host)
SARS and Influenza from the inhumane and croweded animal markets of asia.
AIDs/HIV from apes whos forests are being desimated and they themselves are eaten as 'bush meat'.
"Mad Cow" and E-coli from tainted meat from the slauter factorys... and a new form of 'mad deer' from the midwestern US.
Monkeypox from pet prairy dogs. et cet....
Most of these diseases are from humans mistreating/ not honoring thier animal brothers. It would seem that men have forgotten thier lesson again. :roll:
wa:-do