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The Enemy Within

2007-06-13T03:51:00.000-07:00

It is a trait that helped us survive in the past, but today when our survival isn't threatened by resource shortage
or natural enemies - our fight for survival is against the very monster that turned against its creator - Selfishness - that turned from our keeper to our only enemy - made OURSELVES our only enemy.
This enemy is inside every one of us, limited selfishness helps our existence by taking our own needs under consideration,
but the instinct for selfishness has grown beyond proportion, while our need for it declined in the affluent modern society,
grown so much as to disregard the needs of the other - and the other is also us, from the point of view of the other.

When others selfishness damages us every day it makes our survival more difficult, and at the same time, when we are busy endlessly defending ourselves from our surroundings - that we won't be cheated on the bill, be sold a defective product, sign a misleading contract, get our car stolen, get carcinogens in our food - we are losing the reason we survive for.

It's funny that in our comfortable modern society the thing that scares us most is our own selfish reflection in the mirror, you can see it again and again in movies, as humans we are afraid of being eaten by intelligent sharks, that aliens will cage and experiment on us, that machines will grow us as crops, while today we are the ones who do the same things to animals - we are the aliens, the heartless machines - our greatest fear is being treated the way we treat others.

Veganism for Dummies #2

2007-06-12T01:50:00.000-07:00

Q: But what about the food chain?

A: Indeed chains are holy and magical structures that must not be broken under any circumstances, as if not for chains we might all be.. free. besides, breaking the food chain probably brings bad luck like chain letters! don't break the chain!!!

Q: Humans are a superior race, we are more evolved than animals so we have the right to use them for our needs

A: Indeed us humans are a superior race, as we are the only race on earth who is blond, has blue eyes, and is good at Olympic sports. animals on the other hand have long noses and are trying to take over the world, especially elephants.

Q: You have the willpower to be vegan and that's nice, but what can someone without willpower do?

A: Now there is a magical solution! no more willpower! An electric shock collar with a remote is now available at pet stores. simply wear it around your neck with superglue and send the remote control to me, and you too could enjoy a clear conscience, improved health, and a shiny coat, today!

Q: What does it matter if we kill cows? they eventually die anyway.

A: You're right, it really is a strange thing about cows.. but what about sheep? dogs? humans?

Wild Reservation

2006-10-28T05:38:00.000-07:00

Preserving nature in a can made of tin
a valuable resource mummified in formalin
to prevent the pretty gift from being no more
so we could put it cages, bars, and glass walls
so we won't miss the chance to turn its genes into monsters
to run it down roaring with new sparkling TOYOTAs
to sell it as pills just to keep humans buying
if that be its future, it's lucky it's dying

Pooh Modernism

2006-04-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

"I'm hungry!" said Piglet suddenly.
"It's an excellent time to eat something" said Pooh.
"But there's nothing to eat," said Piglet anxiously, "There is nothing in the pantry."
"Then get something," said Pooh.
"Food doesn't grow on trees!" said Piglet solemnly.
"Oh, right.." said Pooh, "Except bananas..", and gazed at the horizon for some time, suddenly with a pensive look he asked "Where does food grow then?"
"At the Supermarket, I guess.." said Piglet.
"Then get some from there," said Pooh.
"It costs money," said Piglet.
"I see," said Pooh, "Then where does money grow?"
"Oh!," said Piglet, "That's a different story altogether."

Video Guide: Morality for Beginners

2006-03-05T07:40:00.000-08:00

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Maybe it's immoral to pay someone to abuse and kill a cow?

Perhaps the chick suffocating to death in the trash can of the egg industry is not as happy as i imagine?

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Thou shall not what?

2006-02-28T16:45:00.000-08:00

This irritating fine print, we always forget to read it, so I guess as they say, god is in the details.
So to all those who read the ten commandments and got that baffled look on their face considering humanity and the huge gap between theory and practice - thou shall not worry, you just missed the fine print.
Hereby, as a public service, here it is, the fine print to the sixth commandment, enlarged:

Thou Shall Not Kill *

*
- Unless they live on the land god gave you
- Unless there will be more people who gain than those who lose
- Unless you got an order from your commanding officer
- Unless it's for someone close
- Unless their meat is really tasty
- Unless you need a softer silkier shampoo with more shine
- Unless he wrote a really annoying post*

*ahmmm... hopefully this one is not as common

Virtue and Punishment

2006-02-27T12:13:00.000-08:00

no good deed goes unpunished

scarce is compassion in this world

scarce is reason

and for embracing both

i'll take my punishment with love

Humility

2006-02-27T11:00:00.000-08:00

Although we may think we are, or we really want to believe, every one of us is nothing more than a tiny fragile snowflake, maybe somewhat unique, but let's face it, snowflakes are pretty much alike. Who haven't thought "It's harder for me" or "It won't happen to me" because i'm special, i'm different.

I am the one, the only, a member of the stronger sex, from the chosen people, within the superior race, on the only planet with life, the center of the universe.
Oh yeah, God is watching over me, he minds the important things, that i'll pray on weekends, that i'll pass the exams, that i'll get the job.. - true, he misses a minor event every now and then, a holocaust, a war here and there, some car accidents, a Boeing crashing into a couple of buildings, but all in all, I can sleep peacefully.

And as the center of the universe, with an all mighty god watching my every move, ready to intervene at any given moment, I can allow myself to cut in line now and then, lie occasionally, kill a cow to make my meal tastier, to torture a rabbit so my shampoo is gentler, kill a chick for my breakfast omelet, torture a cow to have cheese on my toast, to take, to touch, without asking, without caring, without thinking.
Oh no! God forbid everyone acted that way! Just me, because i'm special, and i was so fortunate, as to be born me.

Yuck.

The biggest tragedy in this world is the tremendous amount of pain each of these snowflakes can feel, or even worse, it's incomprehension of the advantage of not causing such pain to others.

You are not the chosen one, you are not the chosen people, you are not the only real soul, you are not the only one that can feel pain, you are the all singing, all dancing, all consuming, all grabbing, all killing, all torturing, all fucked up crap of the earth.
(Fight Club paraphrase)

Veganism for Dummies

2006-02-25T18:00:00.000-08:00

Everything you wanted to know about Veganism and never thought of using common sense

Q: But what about the food chain? Even the lion eats the zebra!
A: Adopting the lion as a role model for ethics, culture and compassion is a dangerous symptom of Lionophilia(n.): Lion Complex (see also "Hakuna Matata") Obsession with lions, the food chain, the Circle of Life, Crop Circle, and the Wheel of Fortune. Possibly contagious. Please see a doctor immediately.

Q: Why are you against eating meat?
A: I'm made of meat so it's out of selfish interest.

Q: I eat meat because i'm smarter than animals. If there was a smarter life-form, then I wouldn't object to them eating me!
A: For you this may be a problem, as at least %50 of the population fall under this category.

Q: You think being vegan makes you perfect?
A: No, but it's nice being able to fly and all.. Though the bright halo above my head can be disturbing at times.

Q: Why are you telling me all the horrifying details of what animals go through? You make me feel bad, you are immoral!
A: It's immoral of you to make me laugh so hard, it makes my stomach hurt!

Flight Instinct

2006-02-20T11:53:00.000-08:00

I walked away
without saying a word
as i knew your slightest touch
will bring down the wall
surrounding my heart
and i'll need it so much
at the time you depart

The Pitfall of Efficiency

2006-02-19T17:16:00.000-08:00

Sometimes, out of pain, out of the hardship of coping with the aspiration for morality, with the will for goodness, doing good and being the best you can, comes the dangerous temptation - for efficiency.
The temptation of operating as a well oiled machine, seeing life as a game of chess, devoid of emotion, beauty, and distractions. The shortest path from point A to B is tempting, in it's simplicity, efficiency, in the illusion of absolute certainty it provides, if only for achieving a particular goal. Distilling, focusing, your eyes on the target, your heart with the path, as a locked missile, no thoughts, no doubt.
So tempting is turning off the burdensome mechanism of judgment, the painful circuitry of emotions, the annoying wills, and attain quiet, happiness.
So why not really?
Because I want to live, I need to live, out of bloody instinct, and even bloodier comprehension that a life of efficiency, where the "what" and the "how" are obscuring the "why", of a frozen state of mind, of emotional handicap, is no life at all.
A look in the mirror in a cold and mechanical moment, makes me sick, reflecting an image of a man, who is not me.

I did it before, and I still do it at times, once as a mission and way of life, today as a momentary rest for replenishing my energy, to survive. So twisted is this world, giving this miraculous ability to feel, but never the possibility to release it to it's full, as such release will let destructive pain burst in.

Wassup Dog?

2006-02-16T06:22:00.000-08:00

Indeed this world is twisted, obviously society is. A culture where the title God, an egocentric, full of self importance, cruel tyrant is a compliment, and Dog, the innocent creature that will love you unconditionally is an insult. Twisted. Indeed this world is full of Gods, teeming with them, oh my Dog, you can see it in their eyes, as windows to a chapel, the chapel of their minds, where they sit on their throne, looking down at the world around them, at other habitants as tools for entertainment. Expecting to be worshiped. And these stupid pathetic Gods, kings of the pond, are miserable, almost as miserable as they make others, living the "if you can´t beat them, join them" motto, they have joined so long ago they don´t even remember what they´ve forsaken, forgot what they knew as children when they gave paintings to their mom, that giving is a million times more rewarding than getting, that competition kills true love, and that trophies don´t hug.

I dedicate this letter to Dog, for suffering millions of abuses, killings, humiliation and captivity, just to keep the crack in our barricaded hearts open. May we learn your teachings of unconditional giving, Amen. - In Dog We Trust

Here we go..

2006-02-16T06:07:00.000-08:00

So.. I've had a blog for about 18 months now in Hebrew, Which went on quite well, So as I think in English half of the time anyway, I'll post here my original English posts and translate good Hebrew ones too. Since I'm vegetarian born, and vegan since 1998, there's a slight chance I may post an animal rights related article once.. twice tops.. but don't worry, read my lips: This blog will be full of girls in bikinis, exclusive stock tips, and a chance to win a brand new Ferrari each week! So bookmark and stay tuned!