Indeed. I suppose you would allow a random stranger to run up to you with a syringe, and take your blood without your consent? Of course not. The stranger (mosquito) has just disrespected your boundaries by running (flying) up to you and extracting your blood without your express consent.
The stranger is running around syringing people... it is a preventive measure to punch him in the face before he syringes you... just as smiting the mosquito is before it lances your flesh. To kill the mosquito is a preventive measure to stop the mosquito from stealing blood from people... just as removing the syringes from the stranger would prevent him from syringing anyone else.
I give those who are not me the respect of acknowledging their presence. Other characteristics define the respect from that point. Walking amongst a crowd, one acknowledges the presence of the people in the crowd... and affords all of those people the respect of not walking into them as though they are not there. As I said before: we don't walk into every tree in the forest, therefore we acknowledge existence, and also respect it. If we did not, then it would be like seeing a brick wall, and trying to walk through it.
So I missed a line or two when I typed the bold, to explain: I don't see a reason to chop down every tree in the forest... I don't break or damage things out of respect for their not harming me in any way, and simply for coexisting peacefully with me. Mosquitos (Strangers with syringes, hell bent on taking my blood) on the other hand, do not afford me this cordial respect... and even go so far as to steal from me. Why should I do anything but protect myself from those who disservice and disrespect me?
The stranger is running around syringing people... it is a preventive measure to punch him in the face before he syringes you... just as smiting the mosquito is before it lances your flesh. To kill the mosquito is a preventive measure to stop the mosquito from stealing blood from people... just as removing the syringes from the stranger would prevent him from syringing anyone else.
I give those who are not me the respect of acknowledging their presence. Other characteristics define the respect from that point. Walking amongst a crowd, one acknowledges the presence of the people in the crowd... and affords all of those people the respect of not walking into them as though they are not there. As I said before: we don't walk into every tree in the forest, therefore we acknowledge existence, and also respect it. If we did not, then it would be like seeing a brick wall, and trying to walk through it.
So I missed a line or two when I typed the bold, to explain: I don't see a reason to chop down every tree in the forest... I don't break or damage things out of respect for their not harming me in any way, and simply for coexisting peacefully with me. Mosquitos (Strangers with syringes, hell bent on taking my blood) on the other hand, do not afford me this cordial respect... and even go so far as to steal from me. Why should I do anything but protect myself from those who disservice and disrespect me?
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
