However, once a turtle was kept in a temple and died suddenly after only 35 years. After the vet dissected it, it was found that the turtle was covered with treasures. So why is the life span of this turtle so short? What is the cause of its bizarre death? What treasure does it have in its belly?
The accidental death of the tortoise.
Because turtles have the characteristics of longevity, in some temples, turtles are kept to pray for better meanings. When many tourists come to the temple, they will also take the turtle in the temple as the object of blessing. No matter which country in the world, as long as there are temples, turtles will become an important element.
However, in a temple, a tortoise that looked very healthy died unexpectedly. According to the abbot of the temple, this turtle has become the spiritual sustenance of many pilgrims in the 35 years since it was raised, and some even watched it grow up. As we all know, turtles generally don't die of natural causes at the age of 35. In order to find out the real cause of the turtle's death, the temple also decided to invite a veterinarian to dissect the turtle.
Discussion on the cause of death of tortoise
Just after the vet examined the tortoise, they also found a very surprising thing, that is, there was a very obvious swelling in the tortoise's abdomen. For turtles, the habit of vegetarianism causes them to have little indigestion. So will the death of this turtle be related to the abnormality of its abdomen?
After the expert cut open the turtle's stomach, everyone was shocked by what he saw. It turned out that many "treasures" were found in the short-lived turtle's stomach, and these treasures were all kinds of coins. According to the veterinarian's analysis, after the tortoise swallowed too many coins, its digestive function was also destroyed, and over time it could not eat any other food. In this way, under the double pressure of hunger and indigestion, it only lived for 35 years and was forced to end its life.
When people learned the real cause of death of this turtle, they also felt very sorry. If we can find out the turtle's behavior of swallowing coins earlier, it may bring a chance to its life. For a long time after this incident, people nearby will choose other ways to pray in the temple instead of throwing coins. In their view, doing so may comfort this turtle who died unexpectedly.
In fact, in many temples, there are wishing pools. When people want to make some wishes, they will pray by throwing coins. Since ancient times, it is common to toss a coin for good luck. But in fact, if there is a turtle living in the wishing pool, it is obviously inappropriate to toss a coin. After all, the tortoise doesn't know what to eat and what not to eat. If he eats too many coins by mistake, he will die like this turtle in the temple. For them, being raised by humans may improve their living environment to a certain extent, but if there is a problem with the feeding method, then human misconduct will also be their bad luck.
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We can also get some enlightenment from the accidental death of this turtle. Maybe some behaviors are well-intentioned by human beings, but they are inevitable disasters for other animals. When we do good deeds, we must pay attention to ways and means to avoid irreparable tragedies caused by temporary mistakes.
In fact, it is understandable for human beings to pray, but we should also take kindness as the starting point when praying. Although animals can't talk, maybe we can avoid many bad consequences through empathy.