Thursday, February 19, 2009

Aliens or not

Animals play a big role in our life. We try to preserve a bit of nature in our houses made of concrete and glass. We keep cats, dogs, birds, and fish, take kids to the zoo to show them different animals put into strong metal cages.
A man is a part of nature and, on the one hand, he agrees with it. On the other hand, he shows his superiority over all the other nature and proudly calls himself the king of all the nature.
Animals follow rules of nature and it helps them to overcome change of seasons, get ready for especially severe climate conditions and not to change environment.
A human tries to use animals in his everyday life not only to get food and clothes but also for entertainment. Animals are tamed and shown in the circus shows. Horses dance and stand on two legs. Dogs count. Lions and tigers jump through fire, and this is quite against their natural habits as wild animals are afraid of fire and never come close to it. They are not given mind, only instincts but sometimes one cannot say what is better - to have intellect and destroy everything around or to have instincts but to live in nature and be a part of it. Animals do not explode dynamite in the river just to have fish for dinner. They do not kill each other just without any reason. They do not betray best friends. Animals are just animals.