Kinship with all the creatures of the earth, sky and; water. In the animal and bird world there existed; a brotherly feeling that kept us safe among them.... The animals had rights - the right to man's protection, the right to live, the right to multiply. the right to freedom; and the right to man's indebtedness. This concept of life; and its relations filled us with the joy and mystery of; reverence for all life; it made a place for all things in the; living;it gave us reverence for all life; it made a; a place for all things in the scheme of existence; with equal importance to all."