The act itself was shockingly easy to embrace. What has been hardest for me is the guilt, and I can’t exactly put a finger on where the guilt comes from. I care about whether or not my animal companions are consenting (I sincerely believe that animals can consent) and if my companion does not want something, it does not happen. So I’m not worried that I’m hurting my animal companions because I am watchful to be sure I’m not. I think the guilt comes from the understanding that engaging in this kind of activity runs a real risk of destroying my life and driving a wedge between myself and my loved ones. Why trade every valued friendship, every family member I care about, for this seemingly very base and (according to others) reprehensible thing? I suppose because it’s not reprehensible to me. It feels pure, natural, sweet, wonderful. But few people in my life would ever understand.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts slater. Your feelings of guilt, aren't really guilt at all, it is the programming that we all went through, just that some of us were more resistant to it than others, more perceptive towards what else life had to offer. Through forced education, we were brainwashed to only have feelings towards other people, and to only honor and cherish other people, which is where a lot of our problems today stem from. Pink Floyd's song "Another brick in the wall" sums it up nicely. Human glorification, as I like to call it, is the meme of society today, and it is not good for any of us, nor for our futures. Many people in general, have lost their connection with the natural world, which is why so many stray away from that which is good for all things not just our good. You see, for me, zoophilia is just as much a philosophy about life, as it is an attraction. I see the wrongs committed by my own kind towards so many things, and people still flaunt around like they are the kings of this world...it disgusts me. I stand far apart from those kinds of people, and this connection to the wilder side, is what helps me to stay sane in such a crazy world, where people just aren't using their hearts and heads like they should be. If people really thought things through in a deeper way, they would see that people like us are among the real peace makers in life. We are not the ones out there murdering people or breaking into homes. We just want to be closer to life, and for some of us, humans just totally turn us off, whether from a philosophical standpoint or just being uninterested. Like you say, most people don't understand us. When I was between 12 - 15, I had a dream of a snake like being swirling around me, and there was music playing, and I also ejaculated, and it was a profound experience. I was marked by something, by nature, or by the Dogmen perhaps, because during my early teens, I had a very close imaginary friend, a newfoundland I called NUFF. I am still coming to a deeper understanding of why I am who I am, although, it has ALWAYS felt natural to me, I never felt guilt, I felt, different definitely, I acknowledged that I had something in my software code that was apart from most everyone else, to feel this close to animals, and also it felt natural, to distance myself from people. I do tend to think there is more to it....like there are only certain people "chosen" for this. Not saying this to be prophetic, or preachy, no, just sharing my thoughts. When asked if I think I am better than other people, my answer is usually, that other people could be better, if they wanted to be, if their mind and heart was open to be, and being better isn't necessarily feeling close to animals like we do, being better is balancing ourselves with the natural world, balancing our heart and mind with the wilds, respecting and embracing life for what it is. In a way, people like us ARE that balance, when other people can't be or choose not to be. There has to be an element of good to overcome the bad, and that good can often be perceived as something negative.
Okay Slater, I have a VERY special video, actually 2 videos to share with you and others here, and was actually looking through the rules to see if posting a You Tube video link was permitted, but couldn't find any clear definition of yes or no, so then here is that link. Moderators can let me know if link posting is not ok.
This is a video about animal people like us, but, it is also for the Dogmen. Still deeply disheartened about what some people have done to them.
Pink Floyd's song "comfortably numb" regarding our feelings about who we are and the people around us. We do become "comfortably numb" to the pain that we feel inside, regarding the negative way that society views us, and draw strength from our connection to the non human side of life. It feels pure, sweet, natural, and wonderful to us, because that side of life has not been adulterated by humanity, there is a side of us that longs for the other side of life, which in most people it is suppressed, but for some of us, our genes express that essence to connect to life in a more profound way. On this side of life, there is a deeper and wiser intelligence, that many people have not even begun to understand, and I have experienced it once, the level of comprehension an "animal" can have.
https://youtu.be/1akNciPDWVY
Comfortably numb-Pink Floyd (With Lyrics)Album: The WallRelease:1979Roger Waters -- vocals (verses), bass guitarDavid Gilmour -- vocals (bridge and refrain),...
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