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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ela_eluwa120" data-source="post: 6182641" data-attributes="member: 193664">Sexual Evolution - Asexual to Male and Female‘And then, after the creepers had disappeared, rice appeared in open spaces, free frompowder and from husks, fragrant and clean grained. And what they had taken in theevening for supper had grown again and was ripe in the morning, and what they hadtaken in the morning for breakfast was ripe again by evening, with no sign of reaping.And these beings set to and fed on this rice, and this lasted for a very long time. And asthey did so, their bodies became coarser still, and the difference in their looks becameeven greater. And the females developed female sex organs and the males developedmale sex organs. And the women became excessively preoccupied with the men, and themen with the women. Owing to this excessive preoccupation with each other, passionwas aroused, and their bodies burnt with lust. And later because of this burning, theyindulged in sexual activity. But those who saw them indulging threw dust, ashes, or cowdungat them, crying: "Die, you filthy beast! How can one being do such things toanother!" Just as today, in some districts, when a daughter-in-law is led out, some peoplethrow dirt at her, some ashes, and some cow dung, without realizing that they arerepeating an ancient observance. What was considered bad form in those days is nowconsidered good form.‘And those beings who in those days indulged in sex were not allowed into a village ortown for one or two months. Accordingly those who indulged for an excessively longperiod in such immoral practices began to build themselves dwellings so as to indulgeunder cover.‘Now it occurred to one of those beings who was inclined to laziness, "Well now, whyshould I be bothered to gather rice in the evening for supper and in the morning forbreakfast? Why shouldn’t I gather it all at once for both meals?" And he did so. Thenanother one came to him and said, "Come on, lets go rice-gathering." "No need, myfriend, I’ve gathered enough for both meals." Then the other, following his example,gathered enough rice for two days at a time, saying, "That should be about enough." Thenanother being came to that second one, "Come on, lets go rice gathering." "No need myfriend, I’ve gathered enough for two days." (The same for four, then eight days.)However, when those beings made a store of rice and lived on that, husk-powder andhusk began to envelop the grain, and where it was reaped it did not grow again, and thecut place showed, and the rice grew in separate clusters.‘And then those beings came together lamenting, "Wicked ways have become rife amongus: at first we were mind made, feeding on delight…(All the events are repeated down tothe latest development, each fresh change being said to be due to ‘wicked andunwholesome ways)…and the rice grows in separate clusters! So now let us divide up therice into fields with boundaries." So they did so.Corruption of Human Mind‘Then, Vasettha, one greedy-natured being, while watching over his own plot, tookanother plot that was not given to him, and enjoyed the fruits of it. So they seized hold of him and said, "You’ve done a wicked thing, taking another’s plot like that! Don’t ever dosuch a thing again!" "I won’t," he said, but he did the same thing a second and a thirdtime. Again, he was seized and rebuked, and some hit him with their fists, some withstones, and some with sticks. And in this way, Vasettha, taking what was not given, andcensuring, and lying, and punishment took their origin.‘Then those beings came together and lamented the arising of these evil things amongthem: taking what was not given, censuring, lying, and punishment. And they thought:"Suppose we were to appoint a certain being who would show anger where anger wasdue, censure those who deserved it, and banish those who deserved banishment! And inreturn we would grant him a share of the rice." So they went to the one among them whowas the handsomest, the best-looking, most pleasant and capable, and asked him to dothis for them in return for a share of the rice, and he agreed.</blockquote>

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