Affection For Our Own Species

As a maker of all kinds of pictures...including abstract ones...I have found that
something special seems to happen...when there are humanoid shapes introduced into
a picture. I know my own interest...and I suspect that of others...is piqued by even
the suggestion of a human form in a picture. I once heard of a test done on a monkey...
who had been born and raised away from other monkeys. He was shown pictures on a screen
of all kinds of other animals...and remained listless throughout...that is...
until pictures of his own species came up on the screen. With this...he rose up from
his torpor...and became very excited. There is something about the species we belong
to...that we appreciate...at some deep down level. It's a shame that...that part of ourselves
is rudely turned away from...as we tear each other apart in our wars. Perhaps one of
the ways...of reprogramming ourselves to live peacefully together...is to keep every
day...bringing to the forefront of our minds...how empty our lives would be...if we
kept on living for weeks or years...without setting sight on one of "us'. May we live
our lives...always remembering...our affection for...this frustrating species...we
belong to................Quester.