yes Ramda... i am happy that my son is turning vegetarian becoz of the visit..
i don't know whether the journalists should be restrained from publishing such gory pictures.. there are certain one off cases for which a whole community can be branded.. some discretion may be necessary. but highlighting such instances also help build up the opinion and angst against the notorious segment of the society. regards -manoj On Jan 22, 2008 10:29 AM, Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Manoj, > > >Gory sights of bull fight in developed world is also equally appalling > and > >puke inducing > > Its funny(sad) you bring this up about bull fights. When our son was about > 6 > years old, we had visited one Assamese family here in Houston. They had > just > returned from a visit to Mexico, and had brought along a video cassette of > a > bull fight (bull fights also take place in Mexico). > > After we reached home, he was very upset and started crying. His basic > point > was that the bull never had a fair chance and how it was possible for us > humans to kill such a beautiful animal. > > Even though, we too had seen the video, it never occurred to us that > something was amiss. It took a child to show us the way, and the right > way. > We are so glad that he had good head on his shoulders and was able to help > us see things a bit more clearly . > > Also glad to know how your son reacted, that is the correct response. > For a country that beats its chest on words like Ahimsa, India happens to > be > one of the most cruel countries vis-a-vis animals. Even the 'holy cow' is > venerated mostly only as an age old dogma, but not really out of any real > respect or love for the animal. All one has to see how these beasts of > burden are treated on any street in India. > > --Ram da > > > > On 1/21/08, Manoj Das < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > C'da > > > > I know such pictures come to haunt us for a long time. > > > > One day my son accompanied me to the local chicken shop. He was > horrified > > to > > find how chickens are chopped in the neck and thrown into a drum to die. > > The > > chopping scene and dance of death inside the barrel has left an > indelible > > mark in his mind and he has turned partly vegetarian. 'Partly' because > he > > still savors 'Chicken Mcgrill'. He is convinced that the chickens that > are > > served in Mcdonald are heart attack victims. > > > > Gory sights of bull fight in developed world is also equally appalling > and > > puke inducing. > > > > -manoj > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > -- Manoj Kumar Das C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 17 India 0091 9312650558 (HP) _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
