hmmm.... if one of those bugs was previously a human, by squashing him, you may do him a favor- perhaps he was a good bug, so he may get promoted by the wheel of karma and come back as a human- explain that to your client, Mike
I use this rationalization when I smash bugs, being a semi- Buddhist myself but I don't quite always know what to think about the spirit of a tree that I mark for a harvest- so I try to project to it some vibe that its sacrifice will result in an improved forest- I sense that they usually find that acceptable Joe On Jul 26, 5:22 pm, "Mike Leonard" <[email protected]> wrote: > New "nature ordinances" say you can be sued for anything. > Seehttp://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/07/19/should_natur > e_be_able_to_take_you_to_court/ > > I have a Buddhist client who says they are prohibited from killing > anything. They are even supposed to gently catch flies in the house and > then release them unharmed outside. Well I told him that every time he > walks outside he is squishing all kinds of bugs. He looked very guilty! > With all due respect for my Buddhist friends! HA! > > So in theory if these "nature" ordinances are passed anyone could sue > anyone for just about anything even my poor Buddhist friends! I'm sure > that thought is getting the hordes of attorneys out there in a feeding > frenzy! > > Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
