Gary Yourofsky: "Ayah tiriku dulu seorang badut di The Shrine Circus....

"Ayah tiriku dulu seorang badut di The Shrine Circus. Dia membawa saya ke belakang panggung ketika saya berusia 23 tahun. Saya melihat tiga gajah dirantai ke lantai semen di gudang Michigan State Fairgrounds. Kesedihan, keputusasaan, dan ketakutan memancar dari mata mereka, dari tubuh mereka. Mereka bergoyang neurotik dari sisi ke sisi. Seekor monyet berteriak di dalam kandangnya, meraih jeruji penjara. Dua harimau berjalan mondar-mandir di kandang kecil mereka. Kekejaman menatap wajahku. Aku tahu ada sesuatu yang salah. Jika Anda memperhatikan energi, Anda dapat mengetahui kapan seseorang berada dalam bahaya."

--- Gary Yourofsky

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My stepfather used to be a clown in The Shrine Circus. He took me backstage when I was 23. I saw three elephants chained to the cement floor in the warehouse of the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Sadness, hopelessness and fear were emanating from their eyes, from their bodies. They were swaying neurotically from side to side. A monkey was screaming in his cage, grabbing the bars of his prison. Two tigers were pacing feverishly in their tiny cages. Cruelty was staring me in the face. I knew something was wrong. If you pay attention to energy, you can tell when a fellow being is in peril.