Coming back from alms the "people in white" had been started to burn leaves and dirt on the neighboring land. Having gotten a heavy rebuke and told that here nobody follows the fools without metta, without Sila, and nobody here does for own pleasure on the pain of others, the two Upaskia later came up, having been taught a little by Bhante
Khemananda down there before.
A longer very frontal talk on what one gives, one receives, and if after getting not harmed and freedom, one is required to give harmlessness and freedom at first place to others, followed. Pointing out the reason why people try to fight, destry, plunder first then the other would do: desire for sensuality, and that path wouldn't develop for a person without gratitude and metta toward all before, the story of the Chinese Qingming-fest was explained, where the King first forgot to repay goodness to his servant, and later, trying to repay, even killed his long time helper by burning the forest to get him out for receiving gifts.
The story of goodness and gratitude served long that people remembering the goodness received by other benings in the past, that they even abstained from making fire for food, so that in dry season they would not "accidentally" harm their gods dwelling in the forest or whats perceived as dirt.
A little understanding the intensive teaching and urging, they then possible drived back with lesser hurry to make merits which would just cause others pain increase.
Patiently receiving the surly first unpleasing and rebuking teachings, even by this, seldom one would like to bear, they did a lot for their long time benefit and many around them as well, so long not even thought about.
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Daneath took part from Australia as well, being told what the parttaking takes on pain for many, and that Dhamma is good when used to don't require to increase pain further more.