I have been wrestling with my inner voices for at least the past month. “What brought on this inner turmoil?” you might ask. Indeed, I’m thrown off by my own ambience. What has rocked my world to the point of not being able to “stuff” it and get on to other things?
Firstly, I have made a promise to myself to look at, really look at whatever seems to bring unease to my spirit. I promised to examine the feelings that arise from any experiences that come before me, whether from outside myself or from within myself. My desire is to really live in the here and now, the moment to its fullest.
About a month ago, the story broke about a slaughterhouse that showed a video taken by an undercover Humane Society investigator. As a result of this video a hundred and forty three million pounds of beef was recalled from stores and warehouses. Thousands of pounds has already been sent to our schools, for school lunch programs and fast food chains and had already been consumed.
About a month ago, an undercover Humane Society investigator released a video taken at a slaughterhouse that showed malicious abuse of the animals that happened to be cows. Cows that seemed sickly, couldn’t stand were being prodded by electrical rods, rammed by forklift blades, and were being kicked, all in an attempt to get them to stand up and get in line to be slaughtered for our food consumption. I saw the video on the news and it has haunted me. The Human Society investigator under disguise stated how hard it was for him to film this and how the screams of the animals were unnerving. It was hard enough seeing the video; I can not imagine seeing it with sound.
Some inner shift has occurred within me. On my continual life and spiritual journey I have been focusing and wrapping my thoughts around the idea, what this “Consciousness Of Oneness” in all things is about, and how it affects me. What does it mean to recognize the God Essence or Spirit in everything I see? Can I recognize God in the tree? How about in the flower, in the bird, in the cat, in the dog, in the horse, in the cow, in the pig, in the snake? Can I recognize the Essence of God in the person in front of me? Can I recognize the Essence of God in the children I care for everyday? What does it mean to me to be interconnected to all living things? What does it mean to you?
For me, it is a recognition of that which connects me with all other living things. I understand that I, as a human being, am operating on a higher consciousness and level of accountability. However, going back to the story of the cows, I recognize that they are mammals; and so, am I. I recognize that have the capacity to feel physical pain and suffer and so do I. I recognize they birth live young; they nurse, they protect and care for their young and so do I. If they have the capacity to suffer; do they have the capacity for contentment and well-being in just being…a cow? When animals are slaughtered for human consumption in an environment of cruelty and ignorance, how does this destructive vibration affect the meat; what is released perhaps into the tissues and we consume it? What is my accountability of dominion over the animals or stewardship?
This will be continued; must go.
Firstly, I have made a promise to myself to look at, really look at whatever seems to bring unease to my spirit. I promised to examine the feelings that arise from any experiences that come before me, whether from outside myself or from within myself. My desire is to really live in the here and now, the moment to its fullest.
About a month ago, the story broke about a slaughterhouse that showed a video taken by an undercover Humane Society investigator. As a result of this video a hundred and forty three million pounds of beef was recalled from stores and warehouses. Thousands of pounds has already been sent to our schools, for school lunch programs and fast food chains and had already been consumed.
About a month ago, an undercover Humane Society investigator released a video taken at a slaughterhouse that showed malicious abuse of the animals that happened to be cows. Cows that seemed sickly, couldn’t stand were being prodded by electrical rods, rammed by forklift blades, and were being kicked, all in an attempt to get them to stand up and get in line to be slaughtered for our food consumption. I saw the video on the news and it has haunted me. The Human Society investigator under disguise stated how hard it was for him to film this and how the screams of the animals were unnerving. It was hard enough seeing the video; I can not imagine seeing it with sound.
Some inner shift has occurred within me. On my continual life and spiritual journey I have been focusing and wrapping my thoughts around the idea, what this “Consciousness Of Oneness” in all things is about, and how it affects me. What does it mean to recognize the God Essence or Spirit in everything I see? Can I recognize God in the tree? How about in the flower, in the bird, in the cat, in the dog, in the horse, in the cow, in the pig, in the snake? Can I recognize the Essence of God in the person in front of me? Can I recognize the Essence of God in the children I care for everyday? What does it mean to me to be interconnected to all living things? What does it mean to you?
For me, it is a recognition of that which connects me with all other living things. I understand that I, as a human being, am operating on a higher consciousness and level of accountability. However, going back to the story of the cows, I recognize that they are mammals; and so, am I. I recognize that have the capacity to feel physical pain and suffer and so do I. I recognize they birth live young; they nurse, they protect and care for their young and so do I. If they have the capacity to suffer; do they have the capacity for contentment and well-being in just being…a cow? When animals are slaughtered for human consumption in an environment of cruelty and ignorance, how does this destructive vibration affect the meat; what is released perhaps into the tissues and we consume it? What is my accountability of dominion over the animals or stewardship?
This will be continued; must go.
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