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THINKING OF JAPAN

03/19/2011

TRANSLATED:

Don't give up. Just continuing to hold on will yield/reveal strength and power.
Continuing on after a setback is its own kind of strength. Perseverance is power.

Albert with the flag of Japan - by Betsy Seeton

"When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage
by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's
suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful."
~Barbara Bloom

“One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.”
~~ Japanese proverb

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By Betsy Seeton

June 1, 2011

I imagine a better world when what people value has more to do with what they love doing than about what money can buy. Going after your passions and leading a life inspired by them is central to what drives my own life and is something I encourage others to experience. That's why the idea of humans and animals being enslaved/abused is so intolerable to me. Freedom, not only in a political sense, but freedom to choose one's own path in life, should be everyone's right. On a global, cultural level, this right should be embraced and nurtured. It's incomprehensibly vile to think of how the greed of some humans, and the thirst for power over others, devastates the lives of so many.

Amely Campaigns against child trafficking in Africa

"Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is--whether its victim is human or animal--we cannot expect things to be much better in this world... "
-- Rachel Carson

JASPER IS KISSING BEAR. JASPER LOVES ALL ANIMALS. READ ABOUT ANIMAL ISSUES AT JASPER'S BLOG

Click for a collection of ladybug photos

"The moment one gives close attention to anything,
even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious,
awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself."
~ Henry Miller ~

Click to go to my art gallery

"By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and
accept as something precious what comes back to you from them."
~ Albert Schweitzer

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Confiscated Skins and Wildlife at JFK Int'l Airport Photo from: http://www.laurelneme.com

Adorable French girl growing up in Africa with wildlife photographer parents. See more amazing photos and read about Tippi Degre

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."
~Edmund Burke

All about Animals

Tiger Temple in Thailand -- accused of animal abuse and tiger trafficking. Click to read about the plight of tigers...

Take Walks With Your Children

"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~Albert Schweitzer

Where Have All The Bees Gone? Watch Vanishing of the Bees Documentary

Enjoy this short video message: YOU'RE NOT ALONE

Jasper is the World Ambassador of Animal Rights & Welfare

Riding Kaew (pro: 'Gow') in Thailand at a 3-day Mahoot training course - Click to learn how to save our elephants

photo by Betsy Seeton -Jasper Loves Bear - Follow Jasper's Blog

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