Whenever I see animals being tortured or hurt, like seeing a limping cat/dog, a bird with a damaged wing, i feel so bad for it. Even when i watch fictional movies with scenes having bad things done to animals, i am extremely disturbed.
But when i read the stories of the hundreds of people starving in africa and people dying across the world, i dont feel that sad. I do feel sad, but i quickly get over with it. The thoughts of animals pained and yelping stay in my ears for days.
I can watch violent movies with people dying with blood all over the screen, but not animals. Why do I feel this way? I feel so wrong. Shouldn't i have feelings for humans more?
2007-03-03 19:40:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Wow, we have the same exact thing!
I can't watch a movie with things about animals being hurt, and when I see things like humans getting shot in a movie I tend to laugh but when I see an animal get hurt I feel horrible.
I hate to admit it though.
I think it might have something to do with being raised in a society that now takes murder, human pain easily than it would have a century ago.
You hear about murder on the news everyday but you rarely hear anything about animals being harmed.
So I do believe it has something to do with that.
We're immune and used to human suffering because it's so publicized.
2007-03-03 19:46:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An animal is not as capable of helping it self, but a human should be more capable, I myself wish that there was a magic wand I could wave and get rid of the suffering people go through, but since there is not I move on cause the problem is too big for 1 person to tackle and your brain knows this.
2007-03-03 19:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by travelin_jalapeno 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to consider a future career Working with Animals. You'd probably be excellent - at least, you would be extremely motivated to help & do a good job!!!!
There are no such things as wrong emotions. Some people are meant to help other people; some people are meant to help Animals.
I think Sade May's answer is good.
2007-03-03 20:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by sky2evan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are no wrong emotions. You must really love animals. It's normal to do that. It wouldn't be wrong to not feel sad for starving childern in Africa, it might be considered not such a nice thing but it isn't wrong. Emotions are all different.
2007-03-03 19:45:15 · answer #4 · answered by trav1085 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most interesting. you don't have wrong emotions. they simply exist. however, your thoughts about animals and humans is not unusual. some people detach themselves from the misery of human suffering because they feel powerless to change anything, or they tend to think that somehow that humans are responsible for the misfortunes that befall them. animals are even more helpless than humans and to harm them seems very sad. the truth, however, is that as humans, we should raise our awareness of human suffering to the highest level of concern, especially among the innocent
2007-03-03 19:56:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because humans sin and animals do not sin. it is an animal's nature to kill, tear flesh apart and eat it raw, for them it is normal survival.
We, on the other hand, are made in the image of God, we are supposed to act civilized and have morals.
Humans are rebellious to God, and this rebellion brings down havoc on our own heads. You are tired of all the trouble humans [not animals] cause in this world and that is reasonable.
2007-03-03 19:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi Lorry... We mistakenly, (as quickly as we are youthful) attempt to mask and conceal our thoughts and tears. generally in an attempt to instruct our adulthood and stability. As we age we locate that it rather does not artwork too properly. fortuitously, I developed early adequate, to permit my real thoughts upward thrust to the exterior and convey themselves. i'm an empathic being concerned guy or woman and have self assurance that the worldwide is greater advantageous by skill of letting my thoughts have a touch loose rein, (good undesirable or indifferent) I even have got here upon by the years it additionally does help in arising your use of the numerous factors of private instinct abilities in my daily existence. Regards... Haemish.
2016-09-30 04:27:06 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you feel more for animals because they are innocent. they haven't done anything wrong. and even if they have, it's in our eyes and it was most likely just part of their nature. i feel the same way.
peace
2007-03-03 19:49:52 · answer #8 · answered by Shadow Lark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your emotions to people is right. your emotions towards animals is pretense. come out of it. while in the jungle, be like a junglee.
2007-03-03 19:48:24 · answer #9 · answered by Alag N 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋