As a Buddhist i try very hard not to kill anything or anyone ever. I decided that when the annual Winter hungry ants were washed out in the rain and entered my kitchen, to give them what they were looking for - food. I place a lid or dish with a lump of honey or syrup next to where they enter the kitchen. They send out the message through their incredibly sophisticated communication system and tell all the other ants where the food is. After one day when they have all gotten the message you place the lid or dish outside. You have to tolerate quite a few ants for ONE DAY only.If you live with people who think the size of a living being determines their worth- (as in people who would never kill a poodle or a cat but don't think twice about killing a worm or a spider) they will probably think you have gone mad! At first the ants are confused but within an hour they have usually sent out the message again that the food has moved outside and they all leave the kitchen!I then just keep refilling the dish outside and eventualy they all go home- without ever coming back into the house! This method has worked for me for many years!It saves the lives of other sentient beings and makes them really happy at the same time!

hi nisha and ragu, i just came across your site through the remarkable and highly inspiring mr.d.v. sridharan's site - goodnews india/point of return. i found your story and philosophy ,too,to be very exciting and refreshing - all the more bcos i,too often,dream of doing something like this in the future( of course ,don't know if it will materialise - but no harm in dreaming) right now i am in the uae,after staying for 11 yrs in africa.my base is in chennai but recently got a house in podanur near coimbatore.how far wd your place be frm podanur?hope i can visit u sometime.in the meantime,keep up the great work u are doing. with all best wishes, sujatha