Big Gunns answer to a pm from JLC

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Big Gunns' message is simple...

DO SOMETHING.

That's really it.

How he does it and how you do it may be different, but arguing over the "how" in this thread dulled the message.

I understand what Big Gunns is saying. I've been saying it too. Coming from the Philippines, it is really amazing the "luxuries" people enjoy over in the US, so much so that you see a lot of people more "internalized" - that is, more self-centered (I don't mean to use that word as an insult, I don't know what word to use in place of it to convey what I'm trying to say).

That is, more people are worried about themselves and their inner circle - the house, the car, the TV, football, etc. etc. and getting depressed so that they have to take medication to function. In the Philippines, it is very rare to see medicated psychological problems. You see people who go to the sea to fish in the morning for their day's meal - they catch a fish, they eat, they don't catch a fish, they starve, better luck tomorrow. These people are one of the happiest people I've met. They are social people - they help each other. Their challenges are so great that they don't sweat the small stuff - no need for zolopf there! I've seen a fisherman catch 2 fish - one for lunch, one for dinner. I walk by with my fishing pole empty (I'm a city woman) and the guy invites me to eat with his family. I'm wearing Nike shoes, a Lacoste shirt, a Tag Heuer watch - items that are probably worth more than the house the guy lives in. Yet he has no problem asking me to share his 2 fish with his family as he sees my empty fishing pole.

Experiencing that and living in America shaped my outlook in life. This world is not about me. This is about all of us - humans, animals, plants, everything. I'm just a speck of dust in the scheme of things. But, I know that as human beings, we are the only ones that have the capacity to reason... and CHANGE something.

So yeah, helping each other is a great cause. Everybody should do it. And helping wildlife is just as great - because we are the only ones that can affect change there.

So, the message is clear - GET OUT THERE AND DO SOMETHING.

THANK YOU BIG GUNNS for bringing a spotlight to this message on this forum.