"Humans" are considered the greatest and Smartest creature on the Planet, and what does Human mean? Its a Latin word relative to Homo, meaning man, and humus meaning Earth.
The Word "Empathy" is a deep & valued word in the world of Emotions. This word means when a person tries to feel the pain/sorrow exactly the way another person/creature is feeling due to any reason
Since Human is the Greatest Invention of God, He is blessed with this Valued Emotion of Empathy. He can experience emotions in the shoes of anyone that comes his/her way. But as per Mahabharata, the Era changed from Satyug, Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga, and Now Kalyuga, Humans have evolved from all these ages, while in Satyug, it is said that Believing in Each other wellbeing irrespective of species and respecting nature was the foremost Importance. We have moved to the Kalyuga, and we are in the absolute opposite direction of the Satyug, and entered the concept of "Me first".
Damaging Nature, Clearing Forests, Harming Natural Habitats, and Not spending an extra penny for the animals in need are what we are doing. We are least interested in giving back to this Beautiful Nature that has nurtured all our Yugas. Lord Krishna said - "Mai har Jeev mai hu" meaning "I am in every creature of this Planet", Are we respecting the presence of every creature on this planet? Are we giving back to any creature selflessly? - These are a few questions that we should ask ourselves, and if we are doing even a bit of it, we are protecting our Yuga.
Let us try to understand the concept of "Me first", by the basic example :
When we see an Injured Animal around us, Do we Protect him ?, Do we try to help Him?
When we see a Hungry Animal, or an Animal dying due to lack of Water? - Do we try to help him?
When we see an Underprivileged child around us, Do we try to give him directions in life?
We can Pay tax in lakhs/crores - But are we paying a number of our Earnings for the Help of Nature/the needy. We can create careers/houses for our kids - But did we ever got thought of helping the person who is trying to create a shelter for animals/ or did we get the thought of helping that one weak person in our extended family. We can do Shopping every month/ Invest in the Best Assets for our own family - But are we trying to keep a specific amount for the help of animals and Forests in our surroundings. One last Basic Question -- Are we planning to Install water pots outside of our houses for the animals this coming summer?
If the answer to a few of these questions is Yes, and even if we have thought of doing it from now. Then we are absolutely on a better way of giving back to society/nature. We can try to Teach our generations the meaning of "Giving back" to Nature. Either Volunteering at an Animal shelter, Planting trees in our surroundings, Installing water pots for surroundings animals, and Giving them some space below our covered parking won't affect us anyway. We will be just serving our Krishna in this way.
But what about those living abroad - are they away from the roots of giving back ?, -- Answer is Absolutely No. Creating awareness, Helping your fellow friends in India who are working on the ground for animals, and Helping underprivileged children from India by any means are all forms of Giving Back.
- Richa :)
