I once heard that Buddhists believe there are reincarnated people in the critters and roaches that are scurrying about their villages. I always wondered how that would affect playtime for an 8 year old. When I was 8, we were putting bugs in cages, and launching search and destroy missions for pesky little creatures like roaches. If the Buddhist children can’t step on bugs, how do they play outside? Are there specialty shoes? What about roller skates? What about Pogo Sticks? I can only imagine that the parents take precautions to keep their kids from stepping on some unfortunate soul who’s been trapped in a bug’s body.  Instead of telling the kids to look both ways before crossing the street, they may tell them to watch both feet before stepping. Who knows? You certainly don’t want to squash your future descendants. That would be bad Karma, and that critter could be you in your next lifetime. So, just be careful.