Bless the Beast

“It is a sin against God who created both them and you, to inflict unnecessary suffering upon any one of his creatures.  Ask yourselves too, how you would like such treatment, from one stronger than yourself.  If you meet a beetle or caterpillar, step aside, and do not wantonly crush it.  And should you see a poor earth-worm, lying in the dusty path, parched with the sun, and too much exhausted to regain his home, extend a kind hand to help him, and place him on the nearest cool and moist ground.  He is a harmless little creature, though not pleasing to the eye or agreeable, but he is God’s workmanship…” — Insects and their Habitations:  A Book for Children, 1833  Photo by Shoggy

“It is a sin against God who created both them and you, to inflict unnecessary suffering upon any one of his creatures.  Ask yourselves too, how you would like such treatment, from one stronger than yourself.  If you meet a beetle or caterpillar, step aside, and do not wantonly crush it.  And should you see a poor earth-worm, lying in the dusty path, parched with the sun, and too much exhausted to regain his home, extend a kind hand to help him, and place him on the nearest cool and moist ground.  He is a harmless little creature, though not pleasing to the eye or agreeable, but he is God’s workmanship…” — Insects and their Habitations:  A Book for Children, 1833 

Photo by Shoggy

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