Safari Notes

"Islam is not an end in itself; and it is not doing good and right deeds and actions only, it is too - having right and pure thoughts ." My late Father.

"There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end" - The Holly Quran 6:38 “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” - Mahatma Gandhi “Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends” - George Bernard Shaw "When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble " - Buddha "We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals" - Immanuel Kant "I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me" Mark Twain "Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled" - Fyodor Dostoyevsky "Mankind's true moral tes

"God - give me: the courage to change the things I can change for the better; the stength to accept the things I can not change - however difficult and whatever the circumstances; and the wisdom to know the difference of the things I can change from those I can not - Amen"

"Knowing that I don't know much is knowledge in itself" A friend - Kulwant Garewal Singh (Kisumu) "The more I know and understand mankind and his doings, the more I like animals." A friend

Bats I quote: "Bats often make people think of vampires, creatures of the night, and Haloween." Bats are "one of the most important groups of animals. ... and are one of the most numerous kinds with nearly 1000 species. They are highly adpoted animals, and can be found in all but the coldest habitats". Bats, are warm blooded mammals like us, and they nurse their young ones with milk - just like us. They are the ONLY mammals that can fly!! But, they are not destructive at all; and ARE NOT after human blood as perceived by some or as depicted in movies. In most of our relationships with other creatures, man chooses to be hypocritical. It's US mankind who are most destructive and it's US who seem to go after, not only other creatures flesh and blood - but each other's too. Visit these sites to learn more about these amazing creatures: Batcon , bats.org , Defenders of Wildlife

" To a man who knows nothing - mountains are mountains, waters are waters and trees are trees. When he has studied and knows a little - mountains are no longer mountains, waters are no longer waters and trees are no longer trees. But when he has thoroughly understood - mountains are once again mountains, waters are waters and trees are trees " - Old saying by Chinese artist .

Out Of Kilamanjaro I grew up around the Great Lakes of East Africa: in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Plenty of rivers and lakes; butterflies and birds; flowers and reeds; wildebeest and zebras; hippoes and buffaloes; cranes and flamingoes. These were, my, main images while growing up. But, I have always longed for the mountains, most: Elgon, Ruwenzori and most of all - Kilimanjaro! Will I ever see them again?