Ridiculous! "Releasing" Rice into the River? | CBCGDF Media Reports

Recently, two elderly people in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, "releasing" rice by the river. Yes, it is rice for eating. There is really nothing strange in the world. We have seen people releasing fish, birds, turtles and other animals, but this is the first time we have heard of releasing rice.

The staff of the local water conservancy bureau responded that dumping rice is a waste of food, and rice is not a pollutant. They will report this situation.

What is releasing life? Since Buddhism was introduced to China, releasing life has become a belief practice advocated by Buddhism, and a rich culture of releasing life has also been derived. In recent years, folk release activities have become more and more frequent and larger in scale in various places. The number of released animals has increased, and releasing life has become an important means for people to pray for blessings. From a legal perspective, regardless of whether the subjective purpose of the person releasing life is out of "goodwill", it is first necessary to determine whether it complies with relevant laws and regulations. The release of life here is distinguished between legal release and illegal release.

According to the Wildlife Protection Law, "if anyone releases wild animals at will and causes personal injury or property damage to others or endangers the ecosystem, he shall bear legal responsibility in accordance with the law." Releasing animals, which is considered a good deed in traditional culture, may have bad consequences due to improper release. Perhaps the original intention of these people who release animals is "good." If this "good" leads to the extinction of other species in the ecosystem, then this goodness becomes "hypocrisy."

If you look up the information, you will be surprised to find that in recent years, there are countless incidents caused by "releasing life". What's more outrageous is that some people "releasing" rice, tofu, mineral water and other food and drinks, and even some people pour cooking oil into the river to "releasing life". The river surface is shiny with oil, and the creatures in the river die due to lack of oxygen. May I ask, what kind of "releasing life" is this? It is so hypocritical to talk about wasting food in such a high-sounding way and to put a hat of "good intentions" on polluting the environment.

"Releasing life" is not a shield, nor is it a reason to waste food and pollute the environment. "Accumulating good deeds" can be done in other forms. There is no need to increase your blessings by releasing some strange "creatures". "Killing" or "releasing life" is just a thought away.

 

Original Chinese article:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/o2QPRdWx6wKjKoWoUaskqA

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