20200808, Article, Taichung

[Jasmine0316]

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Time：第 516 會，2020 年 8 月 8 日（週六）下午2:30~5:30
Place：
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Agenda
14:30~15:30 Session One
15:30~15:50 Speech Session
15:50~16:00 Change Group and then Break Time
16:00~17:15 Session Two
17:15~17:30 Happy Time

Host: MacGyver
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Topic::
Wojtek: The bear who fought Hitler's Nazis
Source:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 53001.html

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Venue:台中市南屯區 大業路182號 Mos Burger二樓
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Questions:

1. What are your intimate encounters with animals? Please share your stories with us.

2. Other than some common pets like cats or dogs, what other animals do you think can build close relationship with humans?

3. Is it all right to give a bear alcohol and tobacco? Is it all right to bring a bear to the battlefield? Would you consider the above-mentioned behaviors to be inhuman or torture to animals?

4. Do you think that Wojtek the bear really promoted the Polish Army’s morale? What other ways can you think of to boost soldiers’ morale?



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[Jasmine0316]

Dear Taichung Happiers,

The harmony is the harmony is the harmony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLRfj7ZZRpw

What is the most beautiful word in all languages? Is it animal? Animals can easily rob us of our hearts. See? People get the same kind of dog/cat again and again. The way we adore and appreciate animals is not a fairy-tale fantasy way at all. Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist, Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) spoke from his heart: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Meanwhile, Austrian Jewish and Israeli philosopher Martin Buber (February 8, 1878 – June 13, 1965) simply put, "An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." And Czech writer Milan Kundera has more. “True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which is deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.” As these thoughts have encircled us, a lot of considerations and evaluations are also running through our heads. Animals teach life purposes--the wisdom and enthusiasm; animals help us experience learning—through touch and memory; animals inspire us to learn the whole knowledge of the whole world: all art, all history, all science. Still, animals teach us that we can alter fate. Hey, what was the flash of calmness we just saw in eyes of the cat? We know we should turn to the cat, and, smile. Whatever happens, at the sound of animals’ words we catch at least a glimpse of heaven. We sincerely hope the discussion will deepen our understanding of this considerable and complicated issue. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to join us on the journey of animal language drills.

Animals have no internet, no Apps, no malls, but they have stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1pkk2lQoOw We truly fall in love with animals when we don’t realize that it’s happening. It doesn’t matter what kind: a dog gives us unconditional love and loyalty, a cat is a role model of mindfulness, or a horse returns the respect we put in. It’s our vibration, the way we find our nature and emotions from animals, and get ready again to be better. https://www.boredpanda.com/comedy-wildl ... om-sullam/ We truly fall in love with animals when we don’t realize that it’s happening. With them, we believe our future will be unclouded. Whatever animals hold special fascination for us, what we benefit from them is beyond our expectation and imagination. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.3984970 It is no accident that we go to the vibration. Mark Twain had left such a poetic message. “I had to have company -- I was made for it, I think -- so I made friends with the animals. They are just charming, and they have the kindest disposition and the politest ways; they never look sour, they never let you feel that you are intruding, they smile at you and wag their tail, if they've got one, and they are always ready for a romp or an excursion or anything you want to propose.” Most importantly, although inevitability reminds us of the confusion that used to fill the space where satisfaction once lived, with animals, humans are no longer fragile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctXwRwj2xp8 Every animal has its nature, and confidence in that nature is spiritual. What can our favorite animals be like? We ask them to make sense to us. We ask them to make sense of us… And, they do. It’s like we celebrate the richness of human cultures by learning words from animals. https://www.thoughtco.com/running-of-the-bulls-4766650


How can we anchor knowledge inside us through our passion for animals? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvnlPzlsA1g Animals teach—animals help us identify our enthusiasm. Animals are competent conductors of all feelings—emotional and environmental. Animals always have a goal to create empathy. Are we ready to open our eyes and minds to recognize it? https://thewonderlist.net/life-lessons- ... an-humans/ Great teachers inspire, rather than teach. Animals do. They help us discover our craving about learning, discover the drive to create things—stories, shows, and songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9naI419Kxyw With that drive, comes the wanting to learn more, and create more—everything tangible and intangible. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/anim ... cade::rid= Animals help us ready for exploration and exhibition. Animals help us experience learning—once the knowledge is inside us, animals help deepen it. Ultimately, they let it support our future knowledge. https://monkeysandmountains.com/wildlife-books/

Reconnect with nature, reconstruct humanity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm47coWDtb0 What single straight line between two points is the most significant? Let us draw a line from nature to animals or animals to nature. The nature is full of possibilities. Listening to the rhythm of nature, we feel less alone. We feel like being part of everything—suddenly, the distinction among people, animals, or trees, fades away and away. Nature--it’s all about the positive energy. https://news.stanford.edu/2015/03/25/be ... ks-032515/ Our relationship with animals, with nature, is not impossible. Our urge is eventually to bless and to be blessed. Immersing ourselves in nature and experiencing the authentic enlightenment, we harbor a suspicion that nothing can deprive us of enjoying the journey. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ ... index.html Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to admit moral courage, to assure it, and if our moral courage is still there for animals? Or, shall we have to adjust what we believed about the visible and invisible bonds between humans and animals? Animals, humans, and nature—we become one—it requires so much trust to accept and achieve this. Regardless of the constant contentment and complaint along the journey, solutions stem from creating the light for the energy of life. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DXKe2Kpymw0

"Bear In There" (by Shel Silverstein)

There's a Polar Bear
In our Frigidaire--
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
With his seat in the meat
And his face in the fish
And his big hairy paws
In the buttery dish,
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets out a roar
If you open the door.
And it gives me a scare
To know he's in there--
That Polary Bear
In our Fridgitydaire.

Respect their rhythms. We know that our hearts can be a home to us, and we guess that animal stories will reveal our own true nature. With a very mysterious power, animals give us everything they have, yet they receive very few. Nevertheless, the voices of animals can silence everything in us. Winning the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature, French poet, journalist, and novelist Anatole France (16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) simply put, “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” Animals have learnt to live in harmony. Moreover, when something is about to tip the seesaw from right to wrong, animals help us keep our souls from getting lost. Animals also lead our eyes to see right into another world. Indeed, now, there is much that animals can tell us about curiosity, rather more than curiosity can advise us on the animals. Whatever gap between our imperfection and perfection, the only bridge is what nature can make us: all magic, magnet, and music. Animals comfort all, yet, we cannot truly erase the ache of our hearts of moral courage. Again, it’s not about the scar; it’s all about your heart. Until then, let’s keep staying by animals, and be strong. Join us. Thanks!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8PLkd2VAnc






With Gratitude,
Jasmine