Kindness Towards The Dead

While walking, we see many dead animals and birds lying on the road, mostly due to accidents. From the day we started walking, we would move them to the side and share prayers.

Yesterday, ay someone saw us moving a dog that was lying dead on the highway. He asked us why we do that. We did not have an answer then. One of the logics was to remove an obstacle for those who are driving. In retrospect, we realized that the first time we did this act was during our 30 days in an internship in 2014, when we were walking with a friend.

A bunch of us were walking along a canal when he saw a dead dog. He said, "Let's put a plastic bag on our hand and move him aside. We did it and shared our prayers. He added that every being has the right to be treated respectfully, even if dead. We think the seed was planted then. Since then, it has become involuntary. We don't yet know why we do this, but it feels satisfactory.