• MTK@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    One time I did that, and was horrified to see that the next day the gardner removed it and disposed of the body.

    It was my baby and it was literally choking itself in every pot I planted it because it would just grow until the entire pot was roots.

    I now know that it had to be done, this is what it means to be an adult. To know that sometimes murdering a baby mint is for the greater good T_T

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      9 days ago

      A lot of being adult is finding the justification and necesity of certain evils.

      They are not welcomed, but we find peace in embracing, acclamating them.

      I first learned this with pets. My brother in law, in his youth, would stone puppies to death. A cruel act but they would endanger the food rations. I am thankful I did not have to live that life.

      I am thankful more humane and proactive measures exist now.

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        9 days ago

        There are less cruel ways of killing a puppy than stoning it to death. Also, what’s the difference between welcoming and acclamating?

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          9 days ago

          Do you want to kill a puppy? No. He however needed to, did so, and accepted the consequences of his actions. Not easily or lightly done, pain and misery will be felt by both. The pain however will be larger if the food rations do not last, interfere with economic liability, or become unsustainable. In that sense all would starve.

          You have to accept that if this animal lives it will feed, it will grow and it will feed more. We disallow and ban killing of humans, this does not mean we do it to animals lightly. It is still murder, but one we must commit to survive.

          You do not want misery or sufferinh, however it must be embraced in order to reach catharsis. You do not welcome it, however you will acclamate it. Or it begins to control you.

        • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          8 days ago

          i mean, what way would be more accessible? Choking it? Slamming it’s head against the ground? Shooting it? (not highly accessible or necessarily legal)

          Finding a suitably big rock and delivering a suitably heavy blow is about the most efficient.