Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Tuesday, 2025.04.01 
No matter what world you walk in - office, school, temple, prison, or the
streets - there is an underworld populated with demons. These are people who are
avaricious, aggressive, sadistic, and cynical. They not only take advantage of
others without compunction, they delight in it. They find pleasure in seeing
others suffer.

The why of it cannot be answered. There is only the fact, with no metaphysical
meaning or other ramifications. It is not karma, it is not fate. If these people
decide to attack you, it is circumstance. You must fight or be mowed down.

		Deng Ming-Dao, "365 Tao - Daily Meditations", #33

2007.05.08

Animals Are Such…Animals!

Another case, via the Darwin Awards, of a human being surprised by the fact animals are not human:

(August 2006, Florida) A scuba diver was bitten on the lip when he attempted to kiss a nurse shark. The bite was a surprise to the diver, as he had already kissed hundreds of sharks. He explained, “You pick ’em up, rub their belly, scratch ’em, hug them, you might as well give ’em a smooch while you’re out there.”

Yes, I’m certain with over 450 million years of evolution behind them, sharks have a highly developed sense of “hug” and “smooch.” This particular shark probably and a momentary lapse into the evolutionary dark ages and confused “hug and smooch” with “slash and tear.” Oooops.

Keep at it, Diver Dan. I hear the really big sharks are just as cuddly as a bear.

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