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When one does something that destroys life, guilt feelings accompanied by an element of depression prevails. A normal morning walk culminated in stopping at a mango shrub. I wanted to break of a branch of manago leaves as I had need for them. I did not seek permission from the landlord of the house the plant was growing as it was growing outside the house. In the process I tried to avoid some red ants that were resident on the tree from getting on to my hands. However, after I had sucessfully broken the branch, I had to crush a single ant that had caused me severe pain as it bit me through the skin.
Can I then rationalize that:
1.I was justified in breaking a branch off the mango tree as it was growing outside someone's house.
2.The red ant that bit needs to be killed as it caused me pain.
I am not sure if both these acts are rational or justified. Why did I decide to take away someone's 'property' that rightfully does not belong to me? And the consequence of that illogical act was a destruction of a life-the ant that bit me had to be put to death. Further rationalization went through me. One was that the life of the ant was short and that it would have died of natural death not long after!
Quilt is an appropriate emotive in- built feeling that makes us think and re-evaluate ourselves. I need not have taken the mango leaves unless I needed them for survival. There was ample opportunites for me to seek permission from the owner before taking the leaves. I could have organised myself using a proper utensil to break the braanch without causing any disturbance to fauna (ant).
SLingam
15th March 2011
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