Empathy - Misplaced?
The recent unfolding of incidents around my home state Kerala where a pregnant elephant ate a pineapple filled with firecrackers which ultimately resulted in the untimely death of the poor animal. The image of the elephant standing in the middle of a river unable to control the pain melted the hearts of people around the globe whose aftermath made a multitude of social media stories, cartoons and hate posts. If you are someone who has not yet read about this news, Google it and give it a good read. While this incident shook me like most others, it also raised a lot of questions of our feeling of Empathy towards our fellow beings and animals. For now, I would like to focus on the empathy we feel towards animals in general. Now that you know of such a cruelty that fell upon an unsuspecting gentle giant, take a moment to realize that one of the most loyal beings to us humans - dogs; are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world. They continue to be slaughtered on an daily basis and...