Hello Friends!
I'm in a bit of a foul mood today so I'll apologize in advance, but not for what I'm about to say.
I’ve been seeing more and more stories in the news that just
make my head spin. Sharks swimming in “residential backyards” and bears getting
“too close” to children in quiet neighborhoods. However, the news is incredibly
biased and one sided. No one mentions that the “residential backyard” the shark
is swimming in is actually nothing more than a house that backs up onto a naturally
formed ocean or that the child on the bike willingly followed the bear in order
to get a good look at it. We seem to have forgotten that long before houses
were built on the seaside, roads were paved and trees were chopped down to make
room for us humans that animals have been here long before us.
In society today you hear a lot about “invasive species”
that need to have their numbers reduced so that they don’t take over other
environments and wipe out other species. However, no one takes notice of the
most invasive and dangerous species that spreads and increases every year
without much of a threat against them: humans. We’re the most invasive species.
We move into an area and completely destroy all natural aspects around it. We
chop down trees and pour asphalt over dirt and grass. We pollute water and air
while “innovating” and “creating a better world” to live in. We willingly kill
other species for sport and display their bodies like trophies.
When people’s actions become diabolical you often hear
phrases such as “he/she’s an animal” or “they’re acting like animals” but this
couldn’t be further from the truth. In the wild animals kill to survive, but in
the world that we created we kill for fun.
People are capable of unimaginable cruelty to each other and
any/every other species. We really don’t discriminate, at least when it comes
to who we hurt. We abuse domestic animals in our own households and hunt wild
animals to extinction all to prove that we’re the dominant species and for
what? Does it make you feel better about yourself when you abuse a trusting
animal? One that looks to you for food, water, shelter and love? Does it make
you feel more empowered that an animal who's completely dependent on you for
everything can bleed and cry because of your actions?
People aren’t animals, they’re monsters. They’re everything
you grew up fearing in the dark and so much more. They kill, they lie, they destroy
and worst of all they enjoy it and breed simply to teach future generations to
do the same. If you’re looking for the most invasive species in the world that
needs to be reduced look no further than your own mirror.
See you soon friends,
Lynn
