I was watching a video posted by an organization which support animal cause. In one of their videos I saw that a tiger fell into a pit and was struggling to come out. It was bleeding and hurt too. Two gentleman who were passing by saw the tiger and one said he wanted to help. The another one said that it could be dangerous but the first was firm about what he had to do. He made a kind of ladder for the tiger to climb up. The tiger also took benefit of the situation and came out. It looked at its savior and ran away. For a moment he thought he would be attacked but he was not. I started crying and somewhere I felt anger too. Few days back, I had met an old couple. They were kicked out by their own son and his wife. She wanted her own space, though the old couple was still contributing financially but his son’s wife did not like them a bit. So she kept plotting against them after their marriage and finally she was successful. The son believed that his parents were trying to hurt his wife and they might end up killing her. He forgot that he had known his parents for years and they would never do anything like this. I was crying for the old couple but feeling angry at the son. I wondered, have we fallen so low in our lives that we hurt people who have done so much for us? Are we lower than the animals? And whenever I say anything like this, my husband would always say, you do not know anything about animals. They are so loving, intelligent and loyal. And I am sure they are and if we have been treating ourselves superior than them, it is our mistake. We think we are superior but in reality we are lower than any of the other species if we are doing such acts.
I wonder, where do we stand in life, if we cannot love and support people who have done so much for us? We talk about compassion, we talk about serving people, we talk about giving a helping hand to the needy and on the other hand we can’t even show respect towards people who have loved us most? i am always in favor of supporting society, giving to people, giving love but I would say, first we need to learn to serve people who are with us at home. Who have spent their entire life taking care of us. So Today I request everyone, be loving, be kind, be caring towards your own parents and family members. Then comes the society.
