Real Church Problems
March 12th, 2007 by Sonja

More from the LightHusband file.  Today it’s an article in BBC about fire ants dropping upon the worshippers at a Buddhist Temple in Malaysia.

According to the tenets of Buddhism, living creatures are not to be harmed.  So the monks face quite a dilemma in dealing with the fire ants, who are biting them and fellow worshippers at the temple.  Previously there was a snake in residence, but s/he seemed oblivious so life went on.  The ants are not quite so accommodating.  The chief monk seems to have hit upon a solution though:

They cannot encourage anyone to harm the ants, but the chief monk says that if someone turns up unbidden and deals with them without the monks’ involvement then that is the will of the universe.

“… the will of the universe.”  I like that.  This sounds like a prayer on the internet.  I like that too.


6 Responses  
  • kate writes:
    March 12th, 200712:59 pmat

    Wow! This has nothing to do with this post, I’m afraid, but our work browser was finally updated — I can stop feeling chided every time I come here — and it looks amazing! Just wanted to say: ‘good-looking blog.’ :)

           
  • kievasfargo writes:
    March 12th, 20073:58 pmat

    I thought the vacuum cleaner idea would have done the trick, but I guess not.

           
  • Lily writes:
    March 12th, 20073:58 pmat

    Hi Sonja – Thanks for your comment today!

    So, essentially: “They can’t harm the fire ants in the church unless it is by a roundabout method.” Sounds like another good analogy.

    Peace.

           
  • jamie writes:
    March 12th, 20074:41 pmat

    Sonja, I like your new look.

           
  • Ton O' writes:
    March 12th, 20077:49 pmat

    I like you new look too. Mostly because the old look just about killed our 5-year-old iBook.

           
  • Mindy writes:
    March 13th, 20079:48 amat

    So Buddist make excuses just like the rest of us?

    I love the new look!

           


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