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Now that I am in the process of changing the name of this web domain from nonviolent worm to nonviolent cow I thought I should do one last interview with a worm. So I dug up a worm in the growing box in my sunroom and here is how the conversation went.

Bob: As you know I am changing the name of my web site from nonviolent worm to nonviolent cow. What do you think about that?

Worm: First, I did not know until just now, and second I do not think.

Bob: Okay, but now that you know do you have something to say?

Worm: Personally I do not care. As I told you before, Bob, we worms work as a united species, although we are very diverse, and some name change on the web does not affect us as a whole or as an individual. So we do not care.

Bob: Is that all you have to say?

Worm: Yes, but I know you humans need more words to feel justified in what you do so I will say more. We think a cow is a better symbol than a worm for your web site. Isn’t that what you want to hear?

Bob: Yes, but why?

Worm: Cows eat a lot more than we do, and cast off a lot more, shall we say ‘poop.” Also cow dung is a lot more versatile than worm ‘poop’ or as you call it castings. Cow dung is not only organic fertilizer, like castings of worms, but is also good in producing bio-fuels, medicines and all kinds of other organic products. After your Pilgrimage of Peace to India you should know this.

Bob: Yes, I do and that is why I am making the name change. But I feel bad about dropping the word worm in the title.

Worm: We worms do not have feelings so I cannot help you there except to say your feeling sad is all in your head. What you put on the web domain is what counts, not the name.

Bob: I agree but am afraid that persons will feel like I am abandoning the image of a worm as a symbol of nonviolence in the green movement. A worm is a lowly creature that brings so much to growing power. A worm can take waste and turn it, after it is composted, into rich soil.

Worm: Do not be afraid. As you saw in India a cow is a much better symbol of nonviolence than a worm. Cow dung, the main product of cows in India, is just as lowly, if not more so than worm castings. Castings do not smell but certainly cow dung does.

Bob: Are you sure it is okay with you?

Worm: You’re okay and I am okay. Worm castings are okay and cow dung is okay. Besides, as you saw in India the best food you can feed worms to make the richest castings is cow dung.

Bob: Yes, that is true, but it is something I need to learn and spread the word about.

Worm: Well go do it and stop digging me up. I am happy eating, procreating and casting. That is my thing and am glad this is the last interview.

Bob: I did not say that it was the last interview.

Worm: Well it is. You need to move on in life. If you suffer rejection or are honored for this move, it makes no difference. You are doing what you believe is the right thing and that makes it the right thing.

Bob: Thanks!

Worm: You are welcome. We worms are now part of your life and always will be in your awareness of life. Enjoy the cow. Cows are Holy, at least in the worm world.

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