Modern jungle societies

During war times, some ethnical groups of the civil population are often the first to be victims of mass genocides for political reasons.

Very poor young women or girls are often being 'trapped' by unscrupulous and immoral 'saviors' for money or pleasure.

Animals like dogs, old horses, baby seals etc... are sometimes been killed in a barbarian way by 'supposed to be' civilised people for money or pleasure.

Uneducated or easily influenced people are often the victims of scams.

And the list of all kinds of modern injustice cases which occur almost everywhere in the world is unfortunately very long...

People and animals who are weak and powerless are the ones who suffer the most in modern jungle societies.

So can we try to combat injustice ? How can we proceed ?

Alain Fok

La fin tragique du cheval Mythical Man / retired horse race killing trajedy

Extrait d'un article de presse :-

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Acte de barbarie sur un cheval : la vidéo qui choque

Révoltant, atroce, choquant ! C’est en ces termes qu’il faut décrire ce crime commis sur ce noble animal, qu’on dit être la plus grande conquête de l’homme.

Sur le clip vidéo d’une durée d’une minute et 27 secondes, probablement filmé par un enfant, on voit un jeune utilisant un sabre pour faire une sévère entaille au cou du cheval.

Saignant abondamment, le coursier est resté sur ses pattes pendant toute la durée de la scène. À l’arrière, on entend des voix, des plaisanteries. On assiste émerveillé à la scène. Shocking !

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A petition has been created online at http://www.petitiononline.com/040186/petition.html
to enable you voice out your views concerning this very sad killing of a retired horse race in a cruel manner.

Justice for Mythical Man !

Everything has its opposite

Male and Female,

Yin and Yang,

Positive and Negative,

Happy and Sad,

Beautiful and Ugly,

Black and White,

Rich and Poor,

Action and Reaction,

Problems and Solutions etc...

Our life also follows the same pattern. That's the beauty of life if we accept the fact that there will always be ups and downs.

The question we should probably ask ourselves is to what extent are we prepared to face such realities in our daily life ?

This is where spirituality plays an important role...

Alain Fok

Madagascar rich but endangered biodiversity

I recently watched a tv program about Madagascar rich biodiversity. Madagascar is the big island of the indian ocean and was detached from mainland Africa mllions of years ago. And today I would like to share some information with you.

REPTILES

More than 300 species are found on Madagascar, with over 90% being endemic.
Chameleons: About half the world’s 135 species are unique to Madagascar.

Geckos: Madagascar boasts a vast array of gecko species, displaying probably the world’s greatest mastery at camouflage. There exists a critically endangered gecko species known from only two forests on Madagascar.

Iguanids: The small, “three-eyed” lizard is particularly common, as is the spiny-tailed iguanid, whose tail looks like an elongated fir cone.

Snakes: There are 85 species of snakes on the island, including several members of the boa family. The spear-nosed snake is one of the more absurd-looking species.

Tortoises: Madagascar is home to some of the world’s rarest tortoises, including the plowshare, which has a long, upturned projection extending from its lower shell. This is one of four endemic species.

Frogs: Although thought to number 300, there are 170 species of frogs recorded on Madagascar, 99% of which are endemic.

INVERTEBRATES

There may be as many as 100,000 species of invertebrates on Madagascar, about one fifth of which are beetles. There are some scorpions, butterflies and moths.


>>> HUMAN THREAT <<<

However, this endemic population is nowadays being severely fragmented and it is threatened by the destruction of its remaining forest habitat. Although new protected areas have been created within its range, illegal forest degradation continues, coupled probably with some over quota or illegal export of such species to Europe, USA and Asia.

A results oriented society

If you don't show results, you are almost ignored by others even if you are doing your best...
You simply don't exist or worst, you might even be rejected...

Play high profile rather low profile.

Whether you like it or not, these are the expectations of our today's society if you want to be considered as someone who is successful, if you want to be recognised, to be popular etc...

And the quest for results is a phenomenon which appears in every field (sports, music, politics, business/work, education, etc...) and this phenomenon can sometimes be amplified/encouraged by the press and the public opinion.

Can we resist ? Can we swim counter current ? The choice is yours...

Unfortunately, this quest for results can sometimes become an 'obsession' for some people. And this 'obsession', coupled by pressure from family, friends, boss, biz partners, society..., can push them to adopt illegal, unethical or obscure practices/methods in order to achieve their goals.

Alain FOk

Earn, Spend, Save and Invest

At a time where the cost of living is becoming higher and higher in most societies perhaps mainly due to the increase in fuel and food prices worldwide, most families who belong to the lower and average income group are struggling daily in trying to maintain a decent standard of living.

While rich people are becoming richer, average and poor people are becoming poorer. Why is the gap between rich and poor people increasing ? Well, I'm sure there are many answers for that.

But one of the main reasons I believe is because most of us lack proper financial education. For example would you agree that it is not how much money we earn every month which counts but how much we really spend and most importantly how much we can save and invest...

Alain Fok