NATURE AND THE LAW OF KARMA
In the universe Nature is the most interesting element.It has so many things with breathtaking beauty,yet there is so much of violence in it.For example,in the beautiful underwater world a big fish has to swallow small ones for its survival.In turn,it is food for sharks.But,the sharks cannot escape the process.They are hunted by other aquatic animals.
It is not very different on the surface either.A small insect is eaten by a big one.One reptile kills another one for food.The tigers,lions and bears have to kill other animals for survival.And the list goes on.
Therefore,should humans be blamed for killing animals for food? But there is a difference between animal behaviour and human conduct.Nature came into existence along with the creation of the universe.It cannot be sustained as a haphazard or disorderly entity. There must be an order or a law for its natural sustenance.That law,irrespective of whether we believe in it or not,is the Law of Karma.Insects,reptiles and animals do not violate that law.They do what they have to do for survival.They behave in a natural way.They play their respective part in sustaining the ecological balance in Nature.
A man, on the other hand,is a law unto himself.He breeds animals to be slaughtered for food.To him an animal is food,not living creature.He treates animals as potatoes, bananas.They are livestock and money.Man considers himself as the Master of Nature.He decides which animal should live,which should be slaughtered.He commits poaching and culling,all for the good of animals or even birds! On the one hand he breeds animals for eating them;on the other,he deliberately commits culling to control their population.Everything has to be according to his convenience.If their population comes to the point of extinction,he becomes even more generous! He starts taking conservation measures.When animal farming becomes a cause of major ecological disaster,he blames Nature for what has happened. He must have free will.He loves it.But,when he misuses it,then it must be the fault of others.Extrovertism is such an easy escape route.Wonders will never cease to exist.
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