tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post2251742580552218966..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: The Heart of a LionTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-83668670560929640632011-10-27T05:54:07.508-05:002011-10-27T05:54:07.508-05:00farmlady, I'm so grateful for your response. W...farmlady, I'm so grateful for your response. We do keep failing miserably and I am concerned for our future on this planet.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-79533023721497315322011-10-26T22:10:57.235-05:002011-10-26T22:10:57.235-05:00This was unforgivable from beginning to end.
I ha...This was unforgivable from beginning to end. <br />I have few words to express what I feel but.. <br />Man must learn that we are advocates for all animals on this earth... and if we don't accept this responsibility, it is my opinion that another "ark" will be built and, again, we will be the species that is left behind. <br />We keep failing miserably.farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-43542977086541293202011-10-26T17:02:47.849-05:002011-10-26T17:02:47.849-05:00Hi Cheryl, Yes, there always is more to the story ...Hi Cheryl, Yes, there always is more to the story and I'm sure in both directions here. A tragedy no matter what....Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-22286543908505236832011-10-26T16:37:06.916-05:002011-10-26T16:37:06.916-05:00It was a tragedy in more than one way. That man w...It was a tragedy in more than one way. That man was surely not thinking rationally. As for the killing of those animals, I can see both sides of the debate...all the while wishing there could have been another way. There could be more to the story than we know. Or not.Cheryl Kohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021319020150945676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-27937011212107294962011-10-26T11:26:26.248-05:002011-10-26T11:26:26.248-05:00Gigi, Yes. May it Never be repeated.
Turquoisem...Gigi, Yes. May it Never be repeated.<br /><br /><br /><br />Turquoisemoon, I had a similar reaction around the notion of a free big game hunt. These animals were not even "on the prowl," but milling around.... They were in over their heads with a very poor motive. It sickens me.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-54394799364087573592011-10-26T10:27:41.888-05:002011-10-26T10:27:41.888-05:00My first reaction to the killing of these animals ...My first reaction to the killing of these animals was...gosh! These people got to participate in a big game hunt...free! I simply didn't understand why they couldn't have been tranquilized. It was a hunt and they enjoyed it... I don't care about Jack Hanna's opinion. It was just wrong...turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-61325310968717488182011-10-26T10:19:39.671-05:002011-10-26T10:19:39.671-05:00Sad that this happened. Hope there's no repea...Sad that this happened. Hope there's no repeat in the future!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-40984343404672802472011-10-26T08:47:48.902-05:002011-10-26T08:47:48.902-05:00NANCY, It does appear Ohio has very lax laws and f...NANCY, It does appear Ohio has very lax laws and for certain they were in over their heads, but....<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words about this post and my father.<br /><br /><br /><br />LINDA, So many people never look at the ways they take out frustration with one person or circumstances through another person or set of circumstances. Never looking at motive is an excuse to plow through life never having to answer for behaviors, though, it seems to me. I hope the people involved with this give themselves the gift of looking at their involvement and try to find better ways of dealing with Life.<br /><br />Perhaps seeing our parents as vulnerable helps them as much as it does us, freeing them to be fully human without the pretense of invincibility.<br /><br /><br /><br />ALAN, It seems we all have That moment. I'm grateful for mine. Thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br />STEVE, And no one mentions his wife, who said she felt the animals were like children to her. She had to see them all killed, plus her husband taking his own life.... wow. That would be a heavy burden of almost unbearable sadness.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-28573026619527943332011-10-26T07:31:21.599-05:002011-10-26T07:31:21.599-05:00Sad to see this chain of events happen. The animal...Sad to see this chain of events happen. The animals i have are like chidren to me and I wouldn't let them run loose. A talk show held that question, of course he had given up on his own life as well.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-48898797861057237892011-10-26T03:56:11.083-05:002011-10-26T03:56:11.083-05:00You take real life events and precious memories an...You take real life events and precious memories and weave them into a tale which vividly tells of one of the great tipping-moments in all our lives - the moment when we discover vulnerability in our parents.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-84376313489492446922011-10-26T02:55:44.122-05:002011-10-26T02:55:44.122-05:00I agree the frustrations with this man were taken ...I agree the frustrations with this man were taken out on those poor animals, sad but true in many human circumstances. Frustrations in life are dealt with or taken out in the wrong ways. What a waste of precious animals lives, they were so innocent.<br /><br />I wonder if I would feel differently about my father now if I had heard him cry at the age you were when you heard your father cry? Seeing our parents as not so invincible might be a good thing for children to see.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-37842836184036214022011-10-26T00:02:04.812-05:002011-10-26T00:02:04.812-05:00Teresa, This is another fabulous post. I was so mo...Teresa, This is another fabulous post. I was so moved by your story about your father, both how you heard him weep and also the fact that he changed his mind about keeping those animals. It seems as though a lot of the people who keep exotic animals are in it for the big money, and from what I heard, Ohio has very lax laws about such things. I don't defend the law-enforcement guys who ordered and carried out the shooting, but I did have the impression that they were in over their heads. One more sad story.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-49220100963532538042011-10-25T23:34:37.416-05:002011-10-25T23:34:37.416-05:00Montucky, This has raised some important questions...Montucky, This has raised some important questions, but I fear they will disappear with the next semi-big story. Perhaps already have. We, meaning humans, have a short little span of attention, it seems.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-21147801940712769332011-10-25T23:25:23.198-05:002011-10-25T23:25:23.198-05:00I was also deeply saddened as well as puzzled at t...I was also deeply saddened as well as puzzled at the treatment of those animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-41883045392674729392011-10-25T23:19:38.467-05:002011-10-25T23:19:38.467-05:00BOB, To this day, I cannot wrap my head around fou...BOB, To this day, I cannot wrap my head around four students being killed and several others wounded by our own National Guard. Over protesting against a war. It's just like something out of a bizarre nightmare or Fellini film - too weird and unbelievable for words.<br /><br /><br /><br />PAUL, Thank you.<br /><br /><br /><br />JEANNE K, I couldn't get your email to work. I left FB, again. :) feel free to email me at my address listed in my profile.<br /><br /><br /><br />DJAN, I went back and checked on the Guidestones and yes, I was moved by the repetition of that idea and phrase. Whomever had them erected, they Knew.<br /><br /><br /><br />PENNY, We're all connected, it all ties in, I believe, Everything. Thanks for your comments.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-27246769984113106772011-10-25T23:10:56.458-05:002011-10-25T23:10:56.458-05:00JANE and LANCE, The conflict between Man and Natur...JANE and LANCE, The conflict between Man and Nature continues unabated. The song asks, "When will we ever learn?" I'm afraid of the answer. History certainly offers no hope. Perhaps the future does.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ms. SPARROW, Yes, a little poorer for our loss of these beautiful animals and for the callousness of their deaths.<br /><br /><br /><br />RITA, As usual, the media portrayed the story they wanted to tell, the kind that sells, but is often missing important ingredients, like the truth, which usually trickles out after most people have moved on to the next story. Thanks so much for your comments, and I hope you found Katyn as moving as I did.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-31113966145658422182011-10-25T23:00:24.958-05:002011-10-25T23:00:24.958-05:00AKANNIE, Yes, hunting season is almost upon us, an...AKANNIE, Yes, hunting season is almost upon us, and I'm not even close to ready. Opening morning... I can't even think about it without remembering how unbearably sad I felt last year at hearing the gunshots just at sunrise.<br /><br />Jack Hanna was a disappointment for me, as well. Not acceptable at all. shame on him.<br /><br /><br /><br />WILD BILL, Yes, right down to the soul. The more I think about it, the more I feel free to use the word unforgivable, a word I almost never use. <br /><br /><br /><br />BOSSY BETTY, It was a hard thing for me to connect, but essential. All part of seeing with new eyes, finding new ways of Being. <br /><br />Thanks for your kind words about my writing. They're deeply appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><br />ONE FLY, "I was experiencing myself later in life." Interesting insight. Yes, It seems we do get a glimpse into our own selves. Perhaps they feel the same at some point in time..Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-87115222506883722392011-10-25T22:23:50.729-05:002011-10-25T22:23:50.729-05:00Teresa, this poignant and powerful post touched me...Teresa, this poignant and powerful post touched me on so many levels; the profound moment of you realizing you father was devastated, the loss of the animals, yours and then those this week, Kent State. They all tie into each other in various ways, and they all leave me gasping for breath. You touched my heart.<br /><br />Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-89402688359397536562011-10-25T21:30:26.710-05:002011-10-25T21:30:26.710-05:00I was very moved by your post today. For days now,...I was very moved by your post today. For days now, I've been thinking of the admonition on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones" rel="nofollow"> Guidestones</a> about us not being a cancer on the earth, and making room for nature. This is a perfect example.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-8585027247853172942011-10-25T16:48:28.140-05:002011-10-25T16:48:28.140-05:00Teresa, I tried to send you a FB message but could...Teresa, I tried to send you a FB message but couldn't find you somehow. I was going to respond to your query on our blog. My email is on the Admin page if you want to email me. <br />Jeanne K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-23924147137999203362011-10-25T15:24:56.032-05:002011-10-25T15:24:56.032-05:00Let wild animals
Be free, let hem live their lives...Let wild animals<br />Be free, let hem live their lives<br />In their chosen home.Paulhttp://shadowofdiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-12622791851775458782011-10-25T14:35:44.336-05:002011-10-25T14:35:44.336-05:00Any comment I could've made has already been s...Any comment I could've made has already been said. Still, it's a shame. After reading your post and watching the video I realized I know exactly where I was when I heard of the Kent State shooting. Just as well as I remember 9-11 and JFK's death. When will we ever learn...Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370613926881723830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-24199096253651224252011-10-25T13:00:20.042-05:002011-10-25T13:00:20.042-05:00I avoid the news. But this story trickled in, as ...I avoid the news. But this story trickled in, as many do, regardless of my avoidance. When I first heard that they had shot almost all the animals, I imagined them to be roaming around the town and that they had to track and hunt them down. When I came upon the pictures I was shocked to the core. These "dangerous" animals were just milling about together right near their home and didn't even know to run when shots were fired. Yes--it reminded me of Kent State...and I just watched Katyn last night...<br />Your dad sobbing over the lost birds and knowing how he changed his mind about keeping wild animals...a memory that had to resurface with the horror of this slaughter.<br />I did read a little about this online and, I'm sorry, it appear that revenge was taken on the animals because of hating the man who owned them. I wish they would make it illegal for people to keep exotic animals at all--period. And I used to work in pet shops. There's money in it, so everything from endangered snakes to tigers to birds are being snatched out of the forests and jungles...for cash. For pets. For fun. The majority of them die before they ever make it to sale. <br />And the ones bred in captivity...so many people have no clue what they require and the commitment entailed. I carry bird guilt, myself. They are shuffled from place to place, owner to owner...or die because they aren't given what they need to survive. <br />I'm glad your dad knew he didn't want to be the jailer anymore.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-1111224532086361482011-10-25T12:22:17.827-05:002011-10-25T12:22:17.827-05:00I hope the shocking photo of all those magnificent...I hope the shocking photo of all those magnificent animals lying dead will send a message to potential exotic animal collectors and to legislators that the practice must end!<br /><br />If it's any consolation, the loss of the Siberian tigers probably won't have a negative affect for the species as a whole. The breeding of tigers is regulated to prevent inbreeding and to preserve a viable gene pool. Animals sold off to that selfish, demented man were not vital to that goal.<br /><br />But still, we are all a little poorer for living in a world minus the forty-some animals slaughtered in Ohio.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-81976936610124247502011-10-25T11:31:19.552-05:002011-10-25T11:31:19.552-05:00hello Teresa:
This is such an incredibly powerful ...hello Teresa:<br />This is such an incredibly powerful post. The pain of your father and the day of realising that a parent, someone whom is meant to be invincible to a small child, is really a mere human after all.<br /><br />And the Tigers. How deeply sad is all of this. Just another example we fear of the conflict between Man and Nature which seems increasingly off balance these days. We too have questions which do not seem to find answers.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com