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Yet you also can't turn away from the fact that you're doing this intentionally. "I don't want to know you as I devour you." Observing and watching this 'evil' limits it. It's the father who has to kill his daughters pet in order to feed the family and avoid starvation.

This is the type of "virtuous killing" that is associated with the strong masculine. It bears the rage, sadness, and despair of a loving daughter as a burden. Yet still is capable of doing what is necessary.

If you think men stubborn and unyielding and unreasonable and evil, think this. What kind of mental mindset would you need to have to in order to weather the storm of a daughter you love's hate for you as you kill her pet?

From a child's perspective it's an insanely evil thing to do. It feels like cannibalism. It marks a shattering disillusionment of the garden of eden. The masculine is designed to weather thoughts of being felt evil and monsters. But that doesn't meant they are.

What this means is that the strong "masculine" yang energy is strong in proportion to how monstrous it *can* be but *doesn't*. It's capable of doing "evil" things for good. (Think Thanos killing half the universe)

As a adult there are some things in the world that feel the equivalent of a giant man, taking your beloved pet, killing it, and cooking it and expecting you to like it. That does NOT mean that they're necessary evil. In fact they may be doing the ONE thing necessary to not DIE.

It may require recognizing that no one else saw Fido. Only you did. Just like re-watching a childhood show and being shocked at how low resolution it is. Maybe the death of a chicken wasn't as "tragic" as I remembered. Maybe I'm overreacting...

What's the worst that can happen if this is true? I'd have to stop feeling 'superior' to or hate people who do eat chickens. Instead of trying to shame them I'd get them to visit farms and pet chickens more. Maybe breed an apartment friendly chicken.