Shortly before sleep

My mother suggested that it is a little unclear what I´m aiming at with all this. I´m not surprised... It´s too difficult to try to define this big lump of half thoughts at this point, so try to bear with me and my fuzziness.

I went for a walk wih 2 fine girls today, and I listened as the discussion led to a little attempt to define the value of animals in comparison to people. The girls agreed on that there is no difference, we are all of the same energy and it has the same value.
In ancient cultures the value of an animal and the relation to its soul had a somewhat different meaning than it has today. Especially the cultures around the big archetypes is intrigueing. One took responsibility of a harvested life, either the individual or the society, and that was the ground for the hole culture of ceremonys. Surely the precautions or rituals were done with the peoples profit in mind,(not to be punished, or to be favoured also in the future) but there was still a visible process. I guess I´m a little old fashioned in that way, and have difficulties accepting the way we consume in this highly developed modern life. This doesn´t mean that I would want this species to take steps backwards. I just feel it could be good to think about it. Well, I will. Good night.