I remember my first visit to the United States over a decade ago. Landing from my small, bustling hometown of Meerut, India, I was instantly awestruck. The silence, the systematic flow of traffic, the lack of honking—it was a world engineered for flawless human convenience. Everything was neat, clean, and in order . For nearly a year, I was hypnotized. I praised this country for its efficiency, its cleanliness, and, notably, its lack of stray animals . Where were the dogs, the cows, the insects that are a normal part of life back home? The US, I thought, was truly a superior model of civilization. My clothes never even collected dust; it seemed the entire landscape was sterilized. But as the years passed, the hypnosis began to fade. I started asking a darker question: What is the price of this perfect order? The Cost of the Empty Road My initial praise for the US was based on what I didn't see: no stray animals, no swarming insects, no dust. I realized this absence wasn't a s...
Once upon a time, someone was milking a cow, and a thought came into his mind that he should thank "The One" who created a creature that could give such a life-giving thing to drink.
Then he thought what better way to thank "The One" than by offering the same milk that had been gifted to him.
He searched for "The One" everywhere but he had no clue as to where he was.
After
much research, a thought came into the little heart of that person. He
gathered some mud, wet it with water, and formed a small tomb-like thing,
maybe in the shape of a small hump.
He then gathered his thoughts and in his heart, he thought of "The One" who gave him animals that give healthy life-giving milk.
In his heart, he said I consider this small tomb as you "The One" because I am not able to find you anywhere after much search.
And to thank you for giving me such a life-saving thing to drink, I offer to you this milk that you have gifted me.
He closed his eyes and thought of "The One" wherever that person was, and poured the milk on that small tomb considering that he was offering this milk to "The One".
It was a thought, it was a gesture of pure thankfulness from that person.
This
act that you are being thankful to "The One" must have been well
accepted. Others too joined him and it started happening at regular
intervals.
This act of being thankful happened thousands of years back when there were few people and an abundance of cows that gave life-giving milk.
In the present time, when there are many more people and far fewer cows compared to that time, the same act of being thankful to "The One" does not hold quite a justification or make sense.
Thousands of years back there were almost limitless resources and only a handful of takers.
In the present time, it is almost the opposite.
When there has been a sea change in the way we live in the present time from that of thousands of years back, we should change the way we express our thankfulness to "The One".
Maybe we should ensure that this milk reaches where it is needed more or be distributed equally.
The act that was 100% correct thousands of years back is probably not in the present time.
Since every being is created by The One, it is the duty of the ones who have it in abundance should give it to those who don't.
It sounds too theoretical, but it can at least be done on 1 day at least, just like the day when that person thanked "The One".
I request suggestions for a better way to thank "The One"
Please share your thoughts in the comments.
This story is good.. And it's reminds us to always be thankful.. Hope more story like this.
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