Here is a familiar expression the all should follow: “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” For those kids who tend to mess up their rooms and other places of the house, why not try cleaning up after yourselves? After all, in case of emergency or if you’d want to leave in a hurry, wouldn’t it be nice to make sure things are in order/place so you can actually FIND things without worrying if you left it behind, lost it elsewhere or got stolen by nosy apartment managers/workers/cleaners?
The other day my small mind brought up old imageries of people/neighbors who have ant/termite problems. Now mind you, these little creatures are God‘s creation and they shouldn’t be considered pests in my books. I actually “communicated” with one of them a few years ago and told them to leave the sink upstairs and go home. They were distressed that I kept flushing them down the drain. I told them sorry. All they wanted was a warm home and some food.
Ants help clean up left over food items that owners leave unattended in sinks as unwashed dishes or crumb not swept up from the floors or wiped down from the countertops and dining tables. Ants serves as a reminder that we humans should clean our own homes/gardens or else they will help us. They set an example of keeping their underground farms free of contaminants. Surely, our big heads should be able to take the time and decontaminate around the place.
Termites are also useful creatures. I didn’t know that they were so TINY and almost microscopic. For a couple of days last year, Maw was wiping down the countertop tiles. She thought they were ants but had she worn her eyeglasses, she could have seen that they were light in color, Last year, Paw and I were working on organizing/recycling old wood. I noticed how termites made their homes into the crevices of some of the rotten wood and left VERY small pellets, smaller than the size of a poppy seed.
It would be good to respect/understand how other critters live and leave them alone. But it is our responsibility to make sure we do our part to reduce the pollution of our environment and to preserve whatever species still remain on this planet. If it means to triple flush your low-flush toilet so that the sewers won’t clog up; freeze your left over oil and throwing it away into the trash instead of into the sink; rinsing off recyclable THOROUGHLY; avoiding harsh chemicals and such, go for it. I’m sure the little critters would also appreciate if you don’t hurt them while you go about your business outdoors.
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