Elephant polo: American writer registers protest

[Guest guest]

*Ruchi Kohli:* Mother India and Mother Earth have blessed us with a space

where we all are free to live as we want and a place where elephants run

wild and even worshipped.

 

I cannot change others but only myself to feel with intensity and depth of

the nature of my own thoughts. The actions I produce is a direct result of

my own pattern of thinking and how I treat others is a direct reflection of

how I will be treated.

 

Treating elephants as entertainment produces a result where we will one day

be used for another's entertainment. Entertaining such thoughts where others

are used a a game is unthoughtful, cruel, and dangerous.

 

This game is using the elephants as a player who doesn't have a choice. May

the sacredness of my mind play with thoughts that produce peace , love, and

happiness, not manipulate others to fulfill my own selfish desires.

 

Ruchi Kohli was born in New Delhi, India, and moved to the United States of

America at the age of nine. She took an interest in writing poetry as a

means to bring about an awareness of the nature of things that take place in

everyday life. She is the youngest of three daughters. Her hobbies include

singing, going to the health club, reading, dancing, playing tennis, and

watching movies. Her interests include politics, social justice toward all

humans and animals, and advancement in modern medicine. She has donated her

proceeds from sales of her books to the Physicians Committee for Responsible

Medicine.