And you don't even know

When looking through the book "Life extreme", i noticed pictures of all different kind of animals and plants. What i didn't realize is that non of the animals/plants in the pictures where found in nature. They where instead produced as results of human manipulations of different sorts, from genetic manipulation to using a cube shaped square as a way to achieve unnatural shape. Yet when i use the word manipulate it sound to be like it has a negative connotation which i don't actually imply for all of cases. Naturally i don't like to see animals like the bull being pumped with growth hormones, because i don't understand the reason behind doing that to another animal.

One of things i think about in this book is the nature of relations between humans and other animals. Humans have taken over as the dominant species on the planet. We live on this world and use the earths resources without, or with very little concern about other creature on this earth. Most of us no longer are worried with basic needs for survival but rather are worried about seeking new luxuries for life. Yes there is nothing wrong with trying to make life better for oneself, but what i strongly disagree with is finding luxury in something that hurts other animals. Simple examples like meet production or fur usage comes to mind. We don't need those things but since humans have more power they look down on other animals and feel its is their right act with animals however they please. I know you are probably thinking that I'm a crazy veggy who sprays red paint on people, but the reality is that i just think about looking at things through the eyes of animals. I mean would you like to live a life where you where on a lower food chain level then a human, i think not. Like the book says "An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." Maybe they can't tell you how they feel in words but they can share there feeling with you if you look them in the eyes.

I like the little quotes throughout the pictures which are co-related to the pictures on the sides. The element of humor make the book enjoyable but also makes me think about how i look don't on some of the quotes because i know a more advanced answer, what i mean is the like the example with the blue rose, the quote talked about the desire and impossibility of seeing one. Yet this book shows the power humans have over nature, in a certain sense (we can't stop hurricanes), to achieve what was previously thought to be impossible, or what previously didn't exist. That power gives humans a sense of superiority, which in my head is only good in very small doses.

I wonder what is the price we pay or the price the earth/animals pay for our decisions to advance and better our lives. Is it worth it? Should the human curiosity have some kind of limits or precautions that would help better all life on the planet not just the humans? I think that its not worth it for the most part, I understand the achievements that were reached but the desire for knowing more will never be stopped, yet that doesn't make it right to be abusive to the planet so issues like this should be addressed more to the public, which is something i think "Life Extreme" is exactly doing, even if those there not the exact intentions of the authors.