Extinction?

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/sharks-wcvin.html

 

Animal well-being: what we don’t want to know

Something that caught my attention today is a video about peta and jenna jameson (following up the rest of celebrities that go naked for animal rights). I was VERY GLAD to hear that she decided to change her way of thinking and to work for peta because of the documentary earthlings. (for people who cannot order it, you can watch the docu itself here)

‘Earthlings’ (2003) is a feature length documentary about humanity’s absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and… all scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called “non-human providers.” The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby.

I saw the documentary last year and still am impressed of what I have seen. My human heart bleeded when seeing so much pain caused by humanity itself. We pledge for equality between humans, but where is the equality on this world as earthlings. Can we really use other living beings for our own gratifications, is humanity that more important than other living beings that they may hurt them for their own “lifestyle”. It’s no longer about survival. And I am not a vegetarian. But if we recognize what we are doing on this world, what we are consuming, what the prize is for all our welt.. then actually our goals don’t justify the means. What humanity defines is then: DISRESPECT

And how can we possibly live like that? Think about it… Jenna already started in the following video:

Jenna Jameson naakt voor het goede doel

 

more sheduling stuff

The following seems to work best for the moment to get a good overview of my time, it uses a bit the style from outlook but I like it more this way: EssentialPIMplanner. I have synchronised it with my mozilla thunderbird but dunno if this is usefull. It seems good to have another ‘reminder’ for all the tasks I listed. So everytime I open my emailclient I see them as well. I used the following add on for thunderbird (you also need a recent version of thunderbird): lightning agenda add on.

 

Ben ik uw onbekende II

Bescheiden is mijn verhaal.

Als een dode witte meeuw wierp men mij

Van minnaar tot minnaar

In menige hand liet ik nog een schreeuw

Als bij mirakel vrijgevochten hijgend

als een verloste aap toen de lust

Nog dierlijk scheen.

Irene Van Kerckhoven (uit “Ben ik uw onbekende)

 

Poetry, as food to life

The first of a selection of poems in which I feel the burning sense of contemplative nursing. It’s dutch.

O kon ik ooit

afscheid van je nemen

Zonder te struikelen

In deze bunker heb ik anders lief.

Natuurlijk

Natuurlijk, hoor ik je zeggen.

Blijf Blijf ik verzink in je stem

In mij zal je tong zich niet stoten.

Ik werd diep aan je schoonheid medeplichtig.

Wat ben je mooi nu je zo oud bent.

Als ik… Of ben je jonger?

Inderdaad.

Zal ik je haren wassen. Kussen

Zuigelingen in je oor fluisteren

Zo Dat je jezelf in slaap kunt sussen.

Irene Van Kerckhoven (uit “Ben ik uw onbekende”)