Rigoberta Menchu and the Nahual

The Essence of Animals in the Society

Every little thing in this world , whether inanimate or animated , has a purpose in life . Animals , just like humans also interact with the society playing vital roles even in the most civilized community . In the perspective of Rigoberta Menchu , one of the natives of Guatemala animals play an important role in keeping the relationship between man and nature . Every child that is born has his own nahual , an animal figure who represents his persona . When you hurt a man , eventually you hurt the animal , too

. As a personal note , I believe the concept of nahual is reminds us that animals are like humans . Whether they represent a particular man or not , they should be treated fair and kind the way we , humans , would like to be treated . Without them , survival in this world will be of greater challenge

Animals have different roles in the different type of society : whether urban , rural or domestic area . We get many benefits from them , first of all is being the main source of food . They serve as financial source for many businessmen and farm owners . Some animals are used for clothing and other products . There are animals that starred in many movies and shows entertaining people . They help in the community , like in farms and there are those police dogs . They can be your bodyguards . They can be your pets

There are different factors to be considered in choosing an animal as a pet . Animals are being accepted as a pet according to the owner 's interests , type of the animal , and the society 's perspective of the certain animal . There are those who want wild ones such as iguana snake , tigers and many others . Many people are fond of animals that are easy to take care of such as dogs , cats , fishes and others

Despite the benefits we get from them , animals are also facing great danger form man 's abuse . In many states and countries , abandoned and lost animals are being brought to the animal shelters . How sad because if no one claims them for a certain period of time , sometimes they are just being killed or they are being sold to whoever is interested to them and who knows what will happen next . Many wild animals are now near on extinction due to hunting . They are being hunt for food for the restaurants who serves exotic food . There is also that black market of skins of animals . Imagine how many snakes or tigers are killed just for one bag or carpet ? Though the governments of many countries have established laws against these practices , it is still not enough to eliminate these illegal actions and states should be stricter . They should focus on how to stop these people and make them pay for the troubles that they have caused

Back to Rigoberta 's views , animals like humans have different characteristics and temperament . The sheep and the birds are one of the most humble ones . There...