A pious man explained to his followers:
It is evil to take lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundered fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl.
"Don't be scared," I tell those fishes. "I am saving you from drowning."
Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. Yet sad to say, I am always too late. The fishes expire.
And because it is evil to waste anything, I take those dead fishes to market and I sell them for a good price.
With the money I receive, I buy more nets so I can save more fishes.
-Anonymous
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