Buddhist Fly II

A Buddhist friend did a followup poem to my earlier post, and has approved my sharing it.

I could wind up a fly on the wall of eternity
with fantastic faceted eyes to see a thousand worlds
and no chance to make sense of any of it
waiting 'til whap!
and somebody says
"damned fly."

Dan Kemp 3/17/11

Moving along among some destructible and indestructible bugs, I want to comment on the Deer Tick. There are bugs that I sometimes spare, ladybugs, box elders, etc., but as a would be Buddhist I can't imagine sparing a bug that has put me in the hospital once, and threatened to another time. Lucky with antibiotics I was able to get along with my life. Other people, including the local Tibetan Lama have not been so lucky. Life long illness and possible serious ramifications may be the result of a bite from one of these critters. And the cousin wood tick is also a suspect here, a probable source for lyme disease as well.

from the IX - TICK tm IDENTIFICATION CARD: Treatment: If detected early, Lyme Disease is usually treatable with antibiotics."
Usually, watch out, and I don't suggest Buddhist mercy for this critter, and quick action if you suspect you have been hit.