Communication is so important in today's world. 98% of earth inhabitants have no idea how properly to execute communication, including parents, children to other children, lovers, siblings, you name it.
I'd like to use the horse as a good example of how lack of communication between humans and animals has exploded into a creature most people are afraid of and only embrace on rare and specific occasions.
Whenever people see me on a large horse, they jump back in fear. I would say 7 out of 10 react this way and Heaven forbid I get so close to someone whose never met a horse.
I get it, your afraid, you think the horse is going to hurt you.
Do you understand the horse is equally concerned about you?
Has anyone ever stopped to think of how violated animals feel when we grab them and manipulate them to do things we want?
I used to train horses in a more separate way. There was the I love you horse, but why won't you do what I want, let me whip you into submission as I was taught and as I see others do because I simply do not know a better way.
I do now. I know animals are so food orientated if you can keep the food in a balance of treat vs praised action, you can get a horse to make you a grilled cheese sandwich, let alone, go for a pony ride.
People in general tend to separate an animals needs from their own needs. I believe this is a type of grey area that is barely visited. Almost along the lines of how men in our society are taught to not have feelings and yet humankind is oblivious to why we engage in domineering narcism willingly and often call it something else.
Anyhow my point is---you find out how to respectively communicate, as in, make an animal a reasonable offering and put it into the world that the animal has the ability to comprehend what you are asking of it, and give it the respect it deserves, as anyone would like to be treated.
I find it odd that people who are good hearted animal lovers eat meat. I was one once, so all I can say is I didn't know any better.
I didn't know that our intestines are 4 times the length of any animal that eats meat. I didn't know quite the extent of factory farming. I always didn't think about it, just ate it, then went crazy afterwards from the cortisol and antibiotics.
Love can bring a whole new world. Even if you can't stop the wars in the world, you can stop them in your own hearts. This is me riding a real bull who came from a monk paradise that closed down. He is so special and loving and very concious of his horns. It doesn't mean he won't hurt you if he's irritated to that point. I'm just glad I know what he is saying so I don't get hurt.
My heart feels different. What a splendid beautiful animal, as magical as our horses God has given us.
I need to live in a world where no one kills anyone and no one hurts anyone without their consent. I need to be in a place where people don't run their lives based on looks and money ( ego) and back to the hearty family life, like animals live, in the sunshine, forgiveness, and a real sense of integrity.
If you think for one moment George the bull is stupid, you are sadly mistaken. I'm wearing my unsexy barn clothes btw.
Oh and if you're wondering why I'm riding the bull, well he seemed so nice, I thought why not. It was a little weird at first, but I hope we make progress and we're flying down the highway jumping over traffic cones........ Of course the usual --no one thought I could do it.
