Brian’s Staff Pick
My favorite Beyond Words DVD is Everest: A Climb For Peace. It’s an incredible story of 9 “peace climbers” from differing faiths and cultures who put aside their differences to make a team to climb Mt. Everest. There is amazing interplay amongst the climbers as they discuss their beliefs and differences, and the footage of them climbing Everest is truly spectacular. The film is narrated by Orlando Bloom, and each time I watch it, I am left with the feeling that peace on earth may actually be possible.
Aren’t humans amazing? They kill wildlife – birds, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice and foxes by the million in order to protect their domestic animals and their feed.
Then they kill domestic animals by the billion and eat them. This in turn kills people by the million, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative – and fatal – - health conditions like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and cancer.
So then humans spend billions of dollars torturing and killing millions of more animals to look for cures for these diseases.
Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals.
Meanwhile, few people recognize the absurdity of humans, who kill so easily and violently, and then call for “Peace on Earth.”
~Revised Preface to Old MacDonald’s Factory Farm by C. David Coates~
Check out this informative and inspiring video on why people choose vegan: http://veganvideo.org/
Also see Gary Yourofsky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bagt5L9wXGo
I have to say that Everest is in my top three favorite Beyond Words DVD’s. May I add that besides a compelling story and the great photography, for those of us who are sensitive, you’ll want to keep tissues handy. I think we should send a little travel package out with each DVD, just a thought! Great choice for a favorite DVD Brian.