Even Chimps Understand The Concept - If

So Long As We Continued To Attach More Importance To Our Own Narrow Group Membership Than To The 'global Village' We Would Propagate Prejudice And Ignorance. There Was Absolutely No Harm In Being Part Of A Small Group - Indeed, With Our Hunter-gatherer Band Mentality It Gave Comfort, Provided Us With An Inner Circle Of Friends Who Could Be Utterly Trusted, Who Were Absolutely Reliable. It Helped Give Us Peace Of Mind. The Danger Came Only From Drawing That Sharp Line, Digging That Ditch, Laying That Minefield, Between Our Own Group And Any Other Group That Thought Differently.

We Are Beginning To Learn That Each Animal Has A Life And A Place And A Role In This World. If We Place Compassion And Care In The Middle Of All Our Dealings With The Animal World And Honor And Respect Their Lives, Our Attitudes Will Change.

I Had A Wonderful Teacher About Animal Behavior - My Dog Rusty. He Taught Me That Animals Have Personalities, Minds, And Feelings.

I Wouldn't Even Like To Begin To Define God - I Have Absolutely No Idea. But What I Feel, And What Touches Me, Is A Great Spiritual Power, Which I Don't Even Want To Name. If I Had To, I Would Say God, Because I Don't Know Any Other.

The Only Possible Way To Get Somebody To Change Is To Reach Into Their Hearts.