Dear Sam
I've read 'First Word' and the letter from Geoff Pollard and much else in the July magazine. I also liked 'The Sins of our Fathers' and 'Walking Through Grief'. Great reading!
Geoff wrote that "plagues ... are simply part of the way that the world is." There is more to it than that. It seems that Covid-19 has only arisen due to our love of killing animals for meat. And we only eat it because someone else does the killing for us. It's presented to us in a way that we never have to feel uncomfortable as we chomp and chew. The fact is, Covid came from a wet meat market where animals were alive, dead and dying. The virus crossed the species barrier from them to us.
Does this not tell us that we can only blame ourselves and, we had all better start eating more of a plant-based diet? Especially, to cut deadly greenhouse gases. And, out of respect for all of God's creatures. Kill less; live more lightly/simply on the planet for others to simply live (including animals), might be a good motto for us all.
Tim : it's also important that the plants you eat are grown and tended without the use of chemical sprays which deaden the soil the plants grow in. I try to support growers who care for the earth as well as their bank balance. They do exist and need our support. Rosanne
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