An example of reverence for life

1. In a desert area of Qinghai Province in the west, every day, garrison troops transport water from far away places. The water consumption per person per day is strictly limited to three kilograms. Water for daily life, including feeding animals, depends on these three pounds of precious water.

People can't live without water, and livestock can't live without water. They are thirsty! Finally, one day, an old cow, who has always been regarded as honest and trustworthy, was so thirsty that he broke free from the reins and forcibly broke into the only road that the waterwheel had to pass through in the desert. The old cow stood in front of the car in silence and refused to move a step, no matter how the driver yelled at him.

Later, the owner of the cow came to see him, and the whip was whipped on the back of the bony cow. The cow was beaten to pieces, but he refused to get out of the way. Blood oozed out and dyed the whip red. The old cow bleated mournfully, looking particularly tragic in the cold wind in the desert.

The bearer cried, and finally the bearer said, "Let me break the rules once, and I am willing to accept the punishment." He took out half a basin of water from the waterwheel and put it in front of the old cow. Surprisingly, the old cow didn't drink the water she killed, but looked up at the sunset as if calling something.

A calf ran behind the sand not far away. The injured old cow lovingly watched the calf drink water greedily, sticking out its tongue and licking its eyes. In the silence, people saw tears in the eyes of mother and son. Before the host shouted, they turned their heads silently and walked slowly home. ...

Someone bought an eel and cooked it in a hot pot. I saw that Monopterus albus arched its abdomen and struggled desperately, just not letting it soak in boiling water. The owner felt suspicious and wondered why the eel in the hot soup pot was in this position. He told this strange thing to others.

A wise man told him: this is a female eel that is about to lay eggs. To protect the offspring in her belly. After hearing this, the man was deeply moved by the maternal love of the eel and regretted his "fault".

3. The golden monkey mother's care for her children is really a rare "maternal love". When they are surrounded by hunters, as soon as they hear the gunshot, the mother monkey quickly holds her baby in her arms to nurse, for fear that the little monkey will not be able to nurse after death. Some female monkeys will make various gestures to express their eagerness to the trapped hunters.

Or keep waving, which means don't hit her children; Or put the child aside and point to her chest to show that she is willing to die for the child.

A hunter went hunting in the deep mountain and saw a black bear sitting under a boulder on the mountainside, so he shot and killed it. But the bear still sat there and didn't fall. The hunter was afraid of cheating and didn't dare to rush in. He shot the bear twice. The hunter went to the black bear and found that it was a female bear, still blocking the falling boulder with her body.

Looking down the hill again, I saw three cubs playing in the stream below. When the hunter came here, he realized that the mother bear was afraid that the suddenly falling boulder would roll down the mountain and hurt her children! At this time, the steely man's eyes were wet, and he resolutely smashed the shotgun and vowed not to hunt again.

Before he died, Master Hongyi repeatedly told his disciples to put a bowl in the four corners of the niche to contain water to prevent ants and insects from being burned innocently when they climbed onto the remains. After reading the biography of Master Hongyi several times, I am always deeply moved by Master Hongyi's deep sympathy and awe for life.