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I started Whale of a Time ( www.whaleofatime.org ) in May 2007 at the time when the International Whaling Commission was held in Alaska. My inspiration came from a book called “Going Going Gone” which covers 100 representatives of different species that have been known to be endangered. As I flicked through the book at a bookshop, I was looking for some inspiration to work out a lesson plan for my English classes. The animals' faces caught my eye and filled my heart with sadness when I read about the fact that all these animals were close to extinction if we don't do something about it. For a brief moment I couldn't believe what I read and then a deep connection and responsibility filled my heart towards protecting and ensuring that those animals receive the respect they deserve and the right to live and share planet Earth together with the human race. Being a passive watcher or an activist was not hard to decide and I made it my mission.
One can only appriciate and love something when one understands what one has and what one is loving. Sometimes I felt such pain that I thought this is gonna put me down and I wouldn't be able to see the world with happy eyes again, but then I moved on and turned this passion and love into something postive my mission turned into a Whale of a Time!
My passion, my love, my believe, my trust, my graditude make me fly deep inside my soul where I discover the beauty and precious life. Time is endless when you live your dreams in reality. We all have responsibility for one organism that we're all part of - planet Earth. I'm proud being here as a result of millions of years of evolution. What's the meaning of life? Why am I here? I would like to inspire every person in the world and help them realise their creativity and potential. There is a lesson here to learn. Can you use it for anything? You are nothing without.
When you look at nature you find all the answers you need. If there was nothing that I could say I'd not find the secrets that make my heart beat and my spirit breath. I live inside this place and outside I'm surrounded by the art of nature. Please don't destroy it. Love it and hold it as long as you can. Breath in it and live with it - its not because it is, but because we are one.
Whales and dolphins are perfect creatures and show great compassion for each other as well as their environment. They are having a whale of a time! Scientifically we don't know a great deal about these creatures. We only found out in 2007 that whales can reach high age up to 140 years and from Inuit's knowledge we know that whales live twice a human lifetime. These are scientific facts that were difficult to prove. The whale killed in 2007 had a harpoon from the 18th century inside his body. Are we right to kill creatures that outlive us humans by double the lifetime? Are we right to kill creatures that weigh 2,500 times more than we do? Are we right to kill beings that have a lower birth rate than we humans have? Is this sustainable?
If we're going against nature we are going against our own nature. Japanese whale hunters slaughter our friends of the oceans for the so-called "scientific" research, but to really understand a subject fully one has to understand its feelings and purpose in life. It hit me when I found out that the Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic government are pushing through to lift the ban on international whaling which has been in place since 1946 when an estimated 10% of most whale populations was all there was left after a 200 years slaughter to the immeasurable extent to threaten the existence of these giant mammals for the future. Can you imagine if the whales would disappear from the planet after they have evolved over a period as long as 18 millions of years, which is 13 millions of years longer than the human race has evolved? What is intelligence?
So what do we really know about our environment and our success? Should we go down in history as the species that managed to drive most species to extinction at the very best or should we shake it all off and start reorganising ourselves to change our journey to a more positive and harmonious future?
How could we achieve for our culture to make that shift to a sustainable future? If you have any ideas please let us know, as we would like to hear what you’ve got to say.
Every thought that is a positive one is a step closer.
Cyberstarlet



