Scratch away the truth

The little bites in life seem to start a thought process. Do we really occupy a sense of power in the world as a dominant species?

We all seem to maintain a universal hatred for at least one of life's troubles. The minute little devil that flies around in the dark screaming to get a taste of your blood. Nobody likes a mosquito, in fact I'm pretty sure everyone hates a mosquito. Statistically the parasitic little critter is the most dangerous animal in the world, killing over two million humans every year. I say this as I scratch three separate bites on my left arm blissfully ignorant of the potential of Africa's number one predator. Fortunately I don't live in a malaria ridden part of the continent but for those that do, a mosquito bite is more than just a "scratch away."

Now that we have established a hatred for the little blood suckers think about your position in the world. Next to flies, human beings are regarded as the most destructive creatures on Earth. Global warming, deforestation, the green house catastrophe; it's all relative. The global meat industry produces over 257 000 000 tonnes of beef and over 40 000 000 000 tonnes of chicken annually in what has become a capitalist drive of genetically produced animals. Now thats a lot of kill power!

It goes beyond the basic need for food, our perceptions of the world is a selfish one. Based purely on our intelligence and power in the world we seem to have developed a sense of entitlement and righteousness, to exploit our surroundings in an instinctual motive to become "better". What scares me the most is our ability to eradicate a species in our approach to survival. Close to 300 endangered rhino's have already been killed in South Africa this year based on superstition and materialism. A combination of genetic pollution, habitat degradation, and severe predation have left us in a powerful position of a selfish existence.

Don't take this up as a protest against humanity or a call for vegan enforcement, merely have a look our predisposed understanding of natural order. If you have a problem with that, just scratch away the bite.