buddhists believe that earthworms could be their mothers reincarnated... although i dont belive in reincarnation myself, i like the respect that buddhists have towards living things. it makes my heart ache when i see people abusing living things, things that God created and made for us to take care of... i get sad when boys talk about shooting birds and squirrels just for the fun of shooting something.

buddhist beliefs are scary... there is no hope in what they believe...

"A Buddhist who is fully convinced of the doctrine of kamma does not pray to another to be saved but confidently relies on himself for his purification because it teaches individual responsibility."

there is no way that one can individualy make himself pure, man is sinful, therefore a true buddhist can never be saved... but they dont know that... what makes them believe so fervently in the things that they believe in? do they have holes in their hearts that they wont admitt to others during conversation?

the earth worms are coming out of the ground here due to the rain. they are all over the place by the second bridge on the AIM trail. i try to be careful to not step on them as i walk by, but i cant say the same for others... yesterday i took a good look at one of them as it crawled on the sidewalk in front of the barn. it was really, sort of beautiful...

as i was walking back to the ranch house a little while ago, a eastern indian quote came to mind, "let go of your attachment to the outcome..." and Jesus smiled at me through the rain and cold and told me "peace... today is beautiful..."