Accidentally Killed an Insect. Feeling Guilty. Help?

All existence, regardless of how colossal or small, should be valued. I admire that you simply deal with each residing factor, it doesn't matter what. However, what's carried out is done. Bugs are small, and with ease killed. Everybody kills 1000's of bugs of their existence. There isn't any intent to think guilty. It's authentic that humans aren't, or should no longer, be superior over other animals. Whilst, we were made larger and stronger for a rationale. We will finish many lives, insects or now not. There's a ordinary balance, the place the higher species hunts/kills the smaller. That's what continues the whole thing balanced, and stops overpopulation of different animals on this planet. Normally worth lifestyles, of path. However do not feel guilty for somewhat accident, because it's going to occur daily. :)

I regret to inform you that the insect is dead. If it was not going away from the water, then I think that he was already half dead when you found him:( Maybe he was starving or something but he is dead now and you cannot reverse his death. Don't feel guilty, it was probably not your fault and I understand that you didn't want to hurt it. I am the same as you and really try to avoid killing any other species. Hope this helps!

If you feel bad about the insect you murdered, what about all the body lice you must kill every time you take a shower? It's like you're a mass murderer, killing all those innocent insects, just so you can feel clean. And I bet if a mosquito bites you on the back of your neck you just slap on it in cold blood and then fling the remains off like a gooey piece of snot. And then to top it off, you reveal your sordid tale, using Y/A as your tool to make so many humans who read your question feel the disgust from your actions.

i feel sorry for you.

the way to make yourself feel better is to think "it was an accident. i made a mistake, i tried to fix it, there is nothing more to be done." you seem like a nice person from what i just read, so don't beat yourself up over one little mistake. you tried, and you made an effort. that is good enough.

this might sound stupid but maybe you want to wrap the bug in a napkin and bury it if you still have the body?

yea it is an insect. There are more bugs in one square mile of terra firma than human beings on the face of this fine planet. So , yea it is a bug. Now on you wrote two whole paragraph about the fact that you killed a bug... AND WE WONDER WHY THIS WORLD IS FALLING APART. Get your priorities together; SMH!

Well you certainly didn't mean to, and you tried fixing your mistake, and you did acknowledge it - be careful next time, it's a good think to consider the life of all even if it's "just a bug" it's still a life.

Intention is an important aspect of compassion, so if there was no intention to harm, your karma is just fine.

You could eat the dead bug. At least that way he didn't die in vain. That way, his dead body would nourish your body, and the universe would be back in balance.

"seemed to be approaching the water"

It was obviously attempting suicide. You just helped it along.

How would you ever be able to do that to a person?