Animal Rescue Footage | Human Compassion and Ego

■Humans Praising Animal Rescue Dramas

If you want to pass boring moments watching emotional videos, try being critical.

Not that I recommend it.

But this time, there was a video that made me see things from such a perspective, albeit unintentionally.

It was a video of humans rescuing animals.

Scenes showed elephants fallen into pits, cats unable to escape from drainage pipes, and ducks wandering helplessly inside manholes.

Sometimes, humans would take risks, and at other times, they would come up with clever strategies to save these animals from their predicaments.

In the comments section, people praised their actions.

Humans are beings who love doing good; animals are humanity’s loyal partners; there is a warm bond between humans and animals, people said—some even moved to tears.

But when the voices of praise grow overwhelmingly loud, newcomers who stumble upon the video might feel hesitant or step back. And then they look at it calmly.

■The Cause of Animals’ Predicaments

Those manholes, those drainage pipes, those stone walls, that concrete—almost all of them are human-made.

It is human-made structures that put animals in danger, and it is humans who rescue them and celebrate these actions.

Animals neither resent nor express gratitude.

They simply tremble in fear.

Are Humans Truly Beings Worthy of Gratitude?

The individuals who saved these animals certainly deserve praise.

However, as a species, humanity must apologize to these animals.