(The next question is from Mademoiselle Sompougdou Cécile. She is an accountant at the L’Observateur Newspaper in Burkina Faso, a vegetarian also.)
Miss Sompougdou Cécile: Good evening, Master. (Hallo.) Thank You for all that You’ve done for us. Thank You for all You’ve done for humanity. I love You very much. (Thank you.) My question is: The main topic of today’s news is the rapid spread of swine flu. Why do we see so many diseases that humankind is contracting from animals? With mad cow disease, bird flu, and right now swine flu. Aren’t the animals lovingly trying to send us a message that meat consumption is not good for humans? (That’s right… That’s right, Miss Sompougsou.)
Master: Yes. It’s like that. It’s like what you said, Mademoiselle Sompougdou. Indeed, you are right. The animal(-people) and the Universe are giving a message. However, it’s not that the animal(-people) even care about themselves so much, even though the conditions they endure and some of the diseases are already terrible for them. For the ones raised to go to the slaughterhouse, every day from their birth is a day of misery, never seeing the sun and being deprived of every natural instinct, but they just go through without complaint, even to take the blame for the disease that is not their fault, it’s not their making.
For example, the pig(-people) who get this flu virus, did they want it? Did they create it? No, no. The conditions they’re living in are deplorable and it’s the real cause of the flu.
Dr. Michael Greger, Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture for the US Humane Society, has stated that in (animal-people) factory conditions, 5,000 or 6,000 animal(-people) are put together in a single building. The overcrowding, the stress that attacks their immune systems, and the antibiotics they are given – which we, humans, eat along with the meat, by the way – the ammonia from their waste burns their respiratory tracts, the filth where all kinds of microbes will grow, plus there is no sunlight.
Dr. Greger said that these conditions create a perfect storm environment for the emergence and spread of virulent strains of influenza, like the swine flu that you have mentioned. Dr. Gregory Gray, another medical doctor and a professor of epidemiology in the US, also found that people who worked in (animal-people) factories are 50 times more likely to have contracted pig(-people) viruses in the past. In the case of the swine flu that spread around the world right now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed more than 3,000 cases in humans worldwide, cautioning that it’s still not yet over, and that we hardly know how aggressive the virus is and will become. It could get worse even, and it could infect one third of our planet’s population. They expect it.
So yes, the animal(-people) do want humans to wake up to the dangers that we are creating, not just for them, but for humankind. However, these animal(-people)-related diseases are very clearly our own making. So, we need to reverse this cycle and make a fresh start. Stop killing; live and let live. Because even though the animal(-people) themselves are forgiving, the physical law of the Universe states that for every action there is a consequence. So, if we wish to live healthily, happily ourselves, we should let others live likewise.
This is the best guideline. If we live in peace with other beings, meaning we don’t make them our food, we don’t make them suffer, then we will never worry about disease, and our life and the planet will be quickly like that of Heaven. Thank you, Mademoiselle. (Thank You.) (Thank You, Master.)
Host: May I ask the next question on behalf of the former President of the National Assembly and former Prime Minister of our country, Togo, Dr. Kodjo Agbéyomé Messan. We noticed that in Africa most people do not show concern about the issue of global warming. They pinpoint Westerners as responsible for this calamity because of the large scale animal(-people) agricultural practices there. What could You tell Africans to let them understand that the issue is a common threat and therefore it must be a common concern for all Earth’s inhabitants? What is the advice You would give us to motivate them to change their diet?
Master: Could you please tell the esteemed Dr. Kodjo that I thank him for his insightful questions and concern. I’m very touched that he shared his thoughts with us and his support to send the question in the interest of his fellow citizens. Well, I am sorry, Dr. Kodjo, that global warming does not spare anyone.
Each person is responsible to do their best in awakening the noble qualities in themselves to save the planet and, of course, their lives and the lives of their family. Also, Africa has not been spared the effects of global warming. As early as 1997, a United Nations document refers to desertification, which came from people removing the protective mangrove trees on the western coast of Africa. The reason was understandable: they need wood for fires and for home building. However, the trees’ loss resulted in saltwater contamination of crops and also a loss of coastal biodiversity.
While it may be true that other countries in the world are responsible for larger releases of greenhouse gases, there are also situations that are a direct cause and effect within Africa. Another situation that has had drastic effects within Africa is drought. But the biggest cause and effect is on an individual level – that is (animal-people) meat consumption, or I should say (animal-people) meat, fish and egg, milk consumption. This category of food, meaning animal(-people) products, is truly one of the biggest or I shall say the biggest ever contributor of global warming. The biggest contributor to global warming is animal(-people) product industry.
In terms of drought, you see, one serving of (cow-people) beef on average requires 1,200 gallons of water to produce, while an entire vegan meal takes only 98 gallons. That is 12 times as much water to produce the same amount of energy from food. And in this I describe only the physical situation. Along with the physical is the reason behind [it], which is that we must switch to a more compassionate way of living in order to survive. At the same time, please remember that global warming is not about blame. We all have a shared planet and we have shared responsibility, and we all want it to be saved for every one of us.
Just like in the human body, if one area is hurt, it will affect the whole body as well. So even if the injury came to Africa from another part of the world, we should all fix it because we want the entire body to be well again. And that is very good for us to have such a noble intention, helping to save the world. Because every good deed helps balance the entire planet’s karma, meaning the atmosphere, the energy. So that is the key: to be vegan and spread the message of compassion, to let people know that they can really make a difference, and we each can through the choices we make in putting food on our plate.
Please try to inform your people that peace and the survival of our planet begin at home, begin on our plate. Thank you very much, sir. God bless you. (Thank You, Master. Thank You very much for Your answer.) You’re welcome, love.
Photo Caption: God shows us Hiers LOVE always. Just look for it, anywhere.
