I chanced upon this book last week at Borders, where it was having a 30% discount clearance sale. I found it intriguing and reassuring, especially in the first half of the book (the second half was a bit stuffy though). Some points to share:
"An animal's loyalty is unfaltering, and a pet doesn't care how you look or what mood you're in; they just love you unconditionally, which we could all really learn from."
"As long as man continues to be a ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as man does needless massacre of animals they will kill each other." - Pythagoras
"Just because God supposedly gave us dominion over all living things (according to the Book of Genesis in the Bible), does that mean we can kill and mistreat them? Could not the world "dominion" also mean a responsibility to care for and ensure the survival of all living things as many think it does?"
On why animals do not need to reincarnate - "We humans are the only ones who have something to learn, whether that is patience, tolerance, how to combat negativity, or one or more of a myriad of lessons that we choose to go through."
"Man has responsibility, not power." - Tuscarora
"We all have an all-loving, magnanimous God. Not a God of humanized, "baser" qualities such as vengeance, jealousy, greed, or anger - just all love. The other God is man-made. Why would He or She ever destroy or neglect these marvelous creatures (animals) that He/She made to be loving companions and aids to humankind?"
This is an interesting quote, because in Christianity, the Old Testament seems to convey that God slaughters humans and animals alike if people go against him. But of course, let's not delve into that.
And finally, "I prefer my pets to some people I've met - the truth is, they are more loving, loyal, compassionate, and, yes, even smarter in some instances." I couldn't agree more.
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