Subject: RE: A drunk person
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Posted on: 2013-11-16 03:31:00 UTC
The guys in the story were devotees of the Hindu goddess Durga. But I agree with you on that one. These guys had to be under the influence of something.
Here's a story that will make you facepalm.
http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1996-02.html
Who would be so stupid as to ignore the "Keep Out Of Cages" signs?
Obviously, he was drunk, and he couldn't read it.
Still, stupid stupid stupid.
The guys in the story were devotees of the Hindu goddess Durga. But I agree with you on that one. These guys had to be under the influence of something.
You would think that anyone whose religion held a tiger as a sacred or symbolic animal would also celebrate the tiger's fierceness, strength, hunting ability, etc. Which, in fact, Hinduism does (as far as I know, from my legendary knowledge gained via Wikipedia). There's nothing about revering a tiger that should make you so stupid as to climb into the enclosure of a tiger which doesn't know you and could very well mistake you for an antelope. If you wanted to leave flowers for a tiger, you could hang them near the tiger's enclosure, or give them to the keepers. At the very worst you might toss them into the tiger's enclosure, though that would be rude and let's hope the flowers aren't poisonous.
No... religion's not to blame here. As a Christian, I may marvel at the stupidity of people who get drunk and play with rattlesnakes; as a Hindu I would think it just as stupid to get drunk and climb into a tiger cage.
Replying to myself to add this Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RjcUdqKAs
This is a tiger at Big Cat Rescue playing with a watermelon. They apparently give the big cats things like watermelons and pumpkins to play with. Watch the tiger demolish that melon and tell me those teeth aren't scary!