Hong,<br/><br/>You fall into the same trap you started your point with. Cows
don't choose to give their milk out of compassion - it's taken. The farmer,
however, can choose to share or give that milk to another. Or could simply
choose to stop taking the milk pout of compassion for the cow. This is not to
say that other animals don't demonstrate rare instances of something we call
'compassion' (usually to their own species), but it's demonstrably not as
developed as it is in humans (citing instances of human cruelty ala Merle, does
*not* negate this human trait). <br/><br/>Yes, there is a balance in nature
that humans are close to destroying. I'm a firm believer in the Gaia principle,
but it still is undeniable that humans, as a species, have a developed sense of
spirituality that is unique (or just more highly developed than other species).
As Bill! pointed out, whether this is a blessing or a curse is something worth
considering. I err on the side of a
gift worth developing. It might be the only way we'll survive in the
foreseeable future.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad
