Jordan Jonas: belief

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…What do you think about the connection to the animals? So in that movie, it’s with the dogs. And with you it’s the other domesticated, the reindeer. What do you think about that human animal connection? In the context of that indifference, isn’t it interesting that we assign so much value, and love, and appreciation for these animals? And in some degree we get that back in a… I think right now you just said the reindeer. I think of the one they gave me because he was long and tall, so they named him [inaudible 02:18:16], and I just remember [inaudible 02:18:19], and just watching him eat the leaves, and go with me through the woods, and trust him to take me through rivers and stuff. And it really is special. It’s really enriching to have that relationship with an animal. And I think it also puts you in a proper context. One thing I noticed about the natives who live with those animals all the time is they relate to life and death a little more naturally. We feel really removed from it, particularly in urban settings. And I think when you interact with animals, and you have to confront the life and the death of them and the responsibility of a symbiotic relationship you have, I think it opens it a little bit awareness to your place in the puzzle, and puts you in it rather than above it. Have you been able to accept your own death?…

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