Of course 'we humans' have a funny relationship with the beings with whom we share our planet. We eat them, we care for them, we admire them, we use them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think humans have to learn a new way of dwelling on this earth. A way of living with their companions: animals, plants and fish.
We humans are the greatest of earth's parasites.
Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans.
I think that there are many aspects to the relationship between humans and animals. But briefly, humans appear to have always been fascinated by them from the time of cave paintings and before.
I think what makes us human - is our interconnectedness among people. It's our ability to form and maintain relationships. It's the barometer by which we call ourselves human.
We are the species who cooks. No other species cooks. And when we learned to cook, we became truly human.
Animals are companions on this planet, not necessarily our feedbags.
Humans are vulnerable and rely on the kindnesses of the earth and the sun; we exist together in a sacred field of meaning.
People don't even understand that every bit of our food was once alive. We take another creature, plant, animal, microorganism, tear it apart in our mouths. And incorporate those molecules into our own bodies. We are the Earth in the most profound way.
Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.
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