I haven't posted in a while mostly due to the fact that I've been under a lot of stress and so even when I do have a spare chance to write it's the last thing I'm thinking about doing.
I want to talk about animals [not including humans though we're really just glorified animals].
People have always wondered why I love animals so much. Well, not everyone but those people don't have to ask or maybe just respect who I am. As a young child I would growl and bite. My favorite characters were always creatures. And I didn't just like them but I was almost obsessed with them. Star wars? Chewie and the ewoks. Favorite movie of all time was E.T and Milo and Otis featuring an adventure with a dog and a cat. I usually revolved around movies with animals or aliens. With all that being said I remember the strongest feeling I always had with this was a great love. I felt I could relate, I felt at home and I felt a deep trust.
I've noticed something about animals, they teach us something about ourselves. Each and every one of them. And how you treat an animal speaks greatly of where you are as a spiritual being. It doesn't mean the spirit of who you are is cruel and blind it only means that this is the way you would act without the masks we wear to protect ourselves.
Let's say you have a cat? What would you do and say to this cat that you'd never dream of doing to a human? Can you really justify it by saying they aren't intelligent enough to comprehend it? Are you saying you would also do this to a small human child? Do you find yourself calling them mean names? Seeing them as nothing very important and your needs are more important then theirs? Do they annoy you and you have no patience for their needs? Of course, some of this is to the extreme. But I have been guilty of being more restless with animals and even yelling when I wouldn't normally do so with a human. Just because they can't talk back to us doesn't mean it doesn't affect them. Everything is energy, everything is affected by energy we send forth. And if that is combined with consciousness which is life itself then everything is felt and known on some level. They are watchers of sorts, I believe. Unveiling what we are truly feeling and thinking. Because it's true that if one believed that another person was as unintelligent as an animal they would treat them the same way they treat other animals. So to some level, it isn't a person's integrity the way they treat other's but a mask to protect themselves from being shunned like an animal. You can actually learn so much from animals, though. Each and everyone that comes into your life brings you a message about yourself and when watched with love and respect amazing things happen. This is truth for me, as I've experienced it personally. If you're afraid of an animal they usually represent something that you fear within your own life and experience. Take each on in as your guide and remember, humans are also animals. We are all one on this planet though some of us cannot speak and some of cannot move[plants] but we are all a part of a bigger family in which such differences do not matter and all our treated with love and respect. I believe truly seeing Earth as not just an inanimate rock but a motherly being watching over us all is the beginning to this unity within us all. None of us are better or worse. Intelligence does not make a persons worth. And our so called 'intelligence' isn't even all it's made up to be. There's plenty to know but not many truly understand. And that can be more commonly found among animals. Because some things in life are simple. Be who you are, that's why you're here.
I am so greatful for the gift of knowledge. I am so greatful for all the brother's and sister's who have guided me. "Fear not, the only thing that approaches are your guides." This is something a guardian voice told me. My problem wasn't really with animals. My problem was more with people. I always wanted to be something other than a human. I felt more at home with everything else, it was being human that truly felt new to me. I didn't understand 'culture' or the 'way things work'. And when I did begin to learn it, it wasn't such a pleasant experience for me. I had become bitter toward humans. I felt it was their fault I was the way I was. I had learned this way of living from them and it had changed things for me that I never wanted to change. I blamed 'someone else' for my problems. Which was the most human thing I could've done. I couldn't see it then but by feeling the way I did I had truly learned the way of many humans. Putting blame on something that doesn't exist. There is no 'other'. There is only one power in the universe, God. I chose to be human. I chose to learn this lesson. I had learned the other lessons and now it was time to test myself as a human one of the more difficult lessons. But has it been worth it?
All I can say is this, I am eternally grateful. For every single lesson I have learned on this journey. The love is unchanging and yet it speaks to me with new words and feelings. The message is the same but from a new perspective it is truly a wonder to be in awe of. To be a man who does not see the very magic of life itself to seeing it in everything he does is the greatest gift anyone can be granted. But not only this - I have been allowed to share this with others. To be a part of a great change. There are no words for this place in my heart.
-Elizabeth
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