AAL AYL

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We call ourselves superior and intelligent beings, but continue to

destroy the very things (plants, trees and animals), on which our well

being depends. The plant and animal kingdom can exist very comfortably

without human beings, but we cannot live without them. The job of the

superior is to protect the inferior. In a family, the role of the

protector falls on the elder sibling. Those who are more educated must

look after those who are less educated. The stronger must look after

the weaker.

 

None of these values are heeded because there is undue important being

given to money. We blame money, but really money is not to be blamed.

Things have become more important than the values. Can we enrich our

lives by things? Our outer lives can be made prosperous by all the

trappings of wealth and luxury, but without virtues like love,

compassion and honesty there cannot be any long-term sustenance.

 

At a railway station, a fat man stood on the weighing machine, to

weigh himself. Since the machine was out of order, the needle did not

move at all. After waiting expectantly for a few moments, he stepped

off the scales. Two little boys standing nearby were whispering to

each other. One little boy said to other, " I told you he was hollow! "

The fat man symbolizes the hollowness of the outwardly prosperous.

Such people are always fearful that they may be cheated of their

wealth. They feel that they have something that is coveted by others

and hence live in a constant state of uncertainty. Such people are

indeed to be pitied because they cannot love or trust anybody.

 

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