"I Promise You" - Birth of an Activist

..somebody should do something about that....
..somebody...
..somebody...

HEY..... wait a moment...

that 'somebody'... it's ME!

"I don't know what makes some people 'watchers'.. and some people 'doers'...

..for me it's like a compulsion.. i have no choice in the matter anymore... i was born to do this... to speak out and act for animal rights..."

".. those images of cruelty changed me.. for ever.. spoke to me... and there was no turning back..."



"... that little girl, that wouldn't dare to raise her hand in class...grew up to be somebody that wants to raise the roof for animals.. because i found that i could no longer live in peace while there was a war being waged against animals.. i could no longer feel full while they were being starved... or feel warm knowing that they were being enslaved in cold cages.. i could not feel save while they were being brutalized and i certainly couldn't feel free while they are still oppressed..."

"Activism, destroys me. But it also heals me.

Activism starts as a whisper in our souls... a voice deep inside.. almost like an intuition... that nudges and stares at our conscious dead in the eye and make us ask the tough questions... such as 'can i sleep at night knowing what i know NOW...'

For me , giving these animals a voice.. these choiceless animals...acting on behalf of these animals i would never know... makes me feel more connected to my highest self... we all have this in us.. we can all change the world, we can all raise our hands...

For me, i promise you, i will no rest until every cage is empty and every tank is drained...."



This short but powerful speech from Simone Reyes spoke straight to my very soul... and i know why. The simple reason is.. her words are my words, her actions my actions, her promise my promise.