to kill or not to kill? that is the question.

[Monica]

Just a suggestion as I personally probably still wouldn't do it, but have you considered how much more respect and love you would be giving the creature by killing it rather than the (presumably) unthinking, disrespectful person who will kill it anyways?

There is killing going on all around us, every day. We are in the density of Choice. It is our task to choose. That choice carries a lot more weight than knowingly participating in an act that isn't in alignment with our highest ideals. I do see the logic behind your idea, and I understand that you are suggesting extending love and compassion to the victim, but that can be done without actually participating in the killing.

To participate in an act that isn't in alignment with our highest ideals, because we think it is inevitable, may even have the effect of hardening one's heart to the very thing they formerly found repulsive. Kill an animal day after day and after awhile it gets easier and easier.

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Thanks for the idea! That particular product had only 2 reviews and they were both poor. But maybe there is another, similar product that works better. I'm leery about using stuff in a veggie garden, though. But now that you've given me the idea, maybe I'll find a suitable product.