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A cow's message to us

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Look around you. The milk that you drink comes from a cow. But why would a cow allow us to drink her milk? Isn't that for her calf? Would you feed your milk to someone else? The world we live in is competitive or cooperative? Is it necessary to be the most powerful to survive? Will the weak exist in a world where might is always right? Do we need the weak? Why do we consider someone as weak? Is it because they are slower at work than the rest of us? Are they weak in all sorts of ways? When work is being done, isn't everyone involved in it, or is it just because you did it? Does a tree depend only on one leaf or does it have multiple leaves? Can an organization function only with software developers or need other types of people? Returning to the original topic, why does a cow give its milk to others? Is it because she is trying to show us that for a society to grow, we have to think about others and not just about ourselves and our family?

I think of only myself

In an argument, I think of proving my point rather than thinking of a solution. In a discussion, I think of getting respect rather than sharing knowledge. In a fight, I think of kicking the other guy rather than his pain. In a train, I think of getting that window seat, rather than giving it to someone who is old. While learning, I think of getting that first position, rather than allowing others to improve with me. The era has come, yes it is 'Kalyug'. Ram Rajya, when Ram due to some uncertain situation was sent to the jungle for 14 years, leaving his kingdom to younger brother Bharat without any disgrace. And Bharat just for sake of completing the responsibility accepted the Kingdom but never sitting on the throne his elder brother was entitled, instead, putting elder brother's shoes on the throne to show his loyalty. That Ram Rajya, is long gone. Now, we think of ourselves, we think of winning the race, we don't care about the others in the race. ...