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Mahatma Gandhi - The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed
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  to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Andrew McGivern for October 2nd.
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  Today is World Farm Animals Day, an international observance that
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  holds deep significance beyond its simple title.
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  This day has been commemorated since 1983 when it was
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  established by the Farm Animal Reform movement.
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  The date was specifically chosen to honor Mahatma Gandhi, who was
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  born on October 2nd, 1869, and who advocated throughout his
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  life for non violence and compassion toward all living
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  beings. World Farm Animals Day seeks to
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  raise awareness about the Treatment of Animals raised for
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  food and to encourage more sustainable and compassionate
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  food systems. It's observed as a day of
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  mourning and remembrance for the billions of farm animals
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  worldwide, while also promoting reflection on our relationship
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  with the animals that sustain us.
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  What makes this day particularly meaningful is that it coincides
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  with the International Day of Nonviolence, creating a powerful
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  connection between Gandhi's philosophy of ahisma, non harm
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  to all living things, and our modern choices about how we
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  treat animals on our planet. Today's quote comes from Mahatma
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  Gandhi himself. The greatness of the nation and
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  its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are
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  treated. Gandhi's observation cut to the
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  heart of what World Farm Animals Day asks us to consider.
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  He's suggesting that how we treat the most vulnerable
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  creatures among us, those who cannot speak for themselves or
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  defend their own interests. It reveals something fundamental
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  about her character, both individually and collectively.
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  Think about the deeper wisdom in his words.
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  It's relatively easy to treat well those who can reciprocate,
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  who have power, who can reward or punish us.
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  But how we treat beings who are completely at our mercy, who
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  depend entirely on our compassion, that reveals our
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  true moral character. Gandhi understood that
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  compassion is not divisible. We can't be genuinely
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  compassionate in some areas of life while being indifferent to
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  suffering in others. The capacity for empathy, for
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  considering the welfare of others, for recognizing that our
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  choices have consequences beyond ourselves.
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  These qualities either exist in US or they don't.
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  World Farm Animals Day doesn't demand that everyone become
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  vegetarian or vegan, but it does ask us to be mindful, to
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  acknowledge the lives that sustain ours, and to consider
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  whether we can make choices that reduce suffering and promote
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  more ethical treatment of farm animals.
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  So as you head into your day, think about Gandhi's wisdom and
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  what World Farm Animals Day asks us to consider.
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  You don't have to make dramatic changes to honor this day's
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  message. Small shifts in awareness and be
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  powerful. Maybe it's learning more about
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  where your food comes from. Maybe it's choosing to support
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  farms that treat their animals more humanely, even if it costs
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  a bit more. Maybe it's simply taking a
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  moment before a meal to acknowledge with gratitude the
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  lives, plant or animal, that sustain your own, Kind of like
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  in the movie Avatar. The point isn't perfection or
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  judgement, but mindfulness. When we're more conscious of our
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  food choices and their consequences, we naturally move
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  toward greater compassion. I eat meat and we try to eat
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  good quality meat from local butcher shops.
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  But it would be good to know more about how the animals are
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  treated while they are raised and how they are butchered.
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  More transparency in the meat industry would be appreciated.
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  And I guess that is what this day is all about.
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  That's going to do it For today. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.