On Wednesday, February 14, Dr. Michael Oleksa from the Orthodox Diocese of Anchorage, Alaska came to speak at our school. It was a wonderful pleasure having him here and hopefully in the future he will come again. The title of his talk was “For God So Loved the World: Ecological Concerns and the Orthodox Church in Alaska.” In the beginning, Oleksa stated when we think of the world what do we think of. Normally we think of the world being a place with human beings. But Oleska said it was a place of creation and not just human beings. If you think about it, it's true. The world and every single thing was created. Animals, the street, buildings, trees, sidewalks, grass, dirt, and bugs are all creations. Dr. Oleska expanded on the creations
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But he gave us the top two. The first one was to talk about animals in a respectful manner. I find this step to be interesting because many children are fascinated with animals in many ways. Some look at animals in awe and praise. While some look at animals as weird or funny looking. But fail to see they were created just like us. The second step was that any item or weapon used against an animal must be beautiful. When I heard this step, I had began to picture many weapons and items used to kill animals. First, I pictured a butchered knife because this knife is used to carve animals and split them open. Second, I pictured a shotgun because in movies you would see these long shot guns being aimed to kill animals.
Dr. Oleska mentioned that humans and animals have the same life and that animals has to be treated with humility, gratitude, and respect because they keep us alive. I believe with this statement 100 percent. Without animals how will humans survive. I think all humans would have to be eating grass, trees and drinking water our whole lives without animals to eat. I think we should appreciate animals much more because they give us nutrients to live and fur for warmth. Animals are doing what God is doing. Oleska stated it was a pattern that they already
But he gave us the top two. The first one was to talk about animals in a respectful manner. I find this step to be interesting because many children are fascinated with animals in many ways. Some look at animals in awe and praise. While some look at animals as weird or funny looking. But fail to see they were created just like us. The second step was that any item or weapon used against an animal must be beautiful. When I heard this step, I had began to picture many weapons and items used to kill animals. First, I pictured a butchered knife because this knife is used to carve animals and split them open. Second, I pictured a shotgun because in movies you would see these long shot guns being aimed to kill animals.
Dr. Oleska mentioned that humans and animals have the same life and that animals has to be treated with humility, gratitude, and respect because they keep us alive. I believe with this statement 100 percent. Without animals how will humans survive. I think all humans would have to be eating grass, trees and drinking water our whole lives without animals to eat. I think we should appreciate animals much more because they give us nutrients to live and fur for warmth. Animals are doing what God is doing. Oleska stated it was a pattern that they already