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YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS STORY ALREADY, but if you haven’t here it is again. It’s a simple story. The tale of a man—John Unger— and his (rescued) dog—Schoep— now almost 20, approaching the end of his life enveloped in the loyal love of his human companion. In a world so brimming with hatred, institutionalized exploitation, selfishness, and suffering, this kind of story reminds us that decency and kindness are not yet entirely gone from the human experience. Love does not conquer death, or does it? I’d like to think it does.—PG
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Despite many wonderful and compassionate people, in the USA 5 million healthy, homeless dogs are put to death every year. In India it is against the law to kill a healthy dog for any reason. This legislation can be attributed to a more benevolent religious view of animals. Are you familiar with the story of Yudhisthira? Taken from the Mahabharata, it reflects the importance of compassion, even over obedience to god… so unlike the semitic religions, where animal lives may be and are sacrificed for the glory of god… YUDHISTHIRA: COMPASSION OVER OBEDIENCE “Questioning Abrahams’s choice: At this point, let… Read more »
The purity of an animal’s love and devotion gives us more than we can ever give them back. But this guy comes close. What a dear soul he is. Love his tenderness and his willingness show that vulnerability, in a world where we have to put up a cool, if not cold front just to get through much of the time.
I wonder if this person who is truly compassionate to his dog is a vegetarian/vegan, or does he limit his compassion to non-food animals. There is so much confusion in cultures that subscribe to dominion. One animal is cherished, while another is consumed. That is not to condemn the individual in this video, but a value system so fraught with moral ambiguity.