Henry David Thoreau, who never earned much of a living or sustained a relationship with any woman that wasn't brotherly -- who lived mostly under his parents' roof. . . who advocated one day's work and six days "off" as the weekly round and was considered a bit of a fool in his hometown. . . is probably the American writer who tells us best how to live comfortably with our most constant companion, ourselves.
Moby
I believe that to knowingly commit actions that cause or condone suffering is reprehensible in the extreme. I call upon you to be compassionate and treat others as you want to be treated. If you don't want to be beaten, imprisoned, mutilated, killed or tortured then you shouldn't condone such behavior towards anyone, be they human or not.
