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The Donkey's Shadow
A traveller who had to cross a desert plain hired a donkey
to carry him on the journey, and offered the donkey’s owner a
good sum to act as a guide. They set out early in the morning,
the traveller riding on the donkey and his guide walking
alongside. Soon they had left all greenery behind, and as the
sun rose higher in the sky, the heat scorched their skins and
parched their throats.
At last the traveller called a halt. Since there was no other
shade, he threw himself down to rest in the donkey’s shadow.
“What right do you have to that shade?” protested the guide.
“Move over—that’s my place to rest.”
“Cheat!” answered the traveller angrily. “Didn’t I pay you for
the use of the donkey all day long?”
“You paid me for the donkey, it’s true,” retorted the guide,
“but you never paid for his shadow!”
As they argued, neither remembered to keep hold of the donkey’s
reins. Frightened by the shouting, the donkey took to his heels
and ran off across the desert, leaving the two men with no shade
to rest in and no beast to ride.
Source: Aesop's Fables
The Human Odyssey...
The earliest remains of the Homo
sapiens yet discovered dates back to 300,000 years.
We probably evolved in the
African region,
but then migrated to the rest of the world. Although our
physical appearance changed over time, our race didn't: we
remained human beings.
Remains of the world's
earliest religious worship site
have been discovered in Botswana, where our ancestors performed
advanced rituals, worshipping the python some 70,000 years ago.
So many religions have emerged and disappeared that no religion
can claim superiority over other religions. Religion is only one
of the
means to realize God, but
it is not an end to itself.
The central problem facing our planet is human overpopulation.
Today there are over
8 billion beings on Earth and the
population is still growing. There are too many people and
not enough resources for all of us. Yet,
we are not addressing this
problem responsibly. Do you really think your life will be
better if there are more people of your colour,
caste or creed on
Earth?
Initially used as fire for light, heat, cooking and for safety,
energy has been harnessed by humans for millennia. Today, fossil
fuels have become our main energy sources. This is leading to
climate change and global warming.
The Earth has entered a new era called
anthropocene, which marks
the beginning of the
sixth mass extinction. Many species have already disappeared
from the planet and our own days, as a species, are numbered.
Artificial intelligence has surpassed human intelligence. While
humans think they will be using
AI to win wars against other
nations, AI itself has outwitted human psychology to make us
lose each and every war. Warfare has never been a solution to
human problems...