From morning to evening, we see countless animals, birds, insects and micro-organisms around us. If we observe them closely, we notice that they are constantly searching for food to satisfy their hunger. However, do we ever find an animal who looks around to check if anyone else is hungry nearby and thinks of feeding a fellow animal first before eating its own food? No, that does not happen. Only a human being is blessed with such a powerful mind that he can try alleviating someone’s suffering before he enjoys his own joys and comforts.
Parasdham Girnar, a new spiritual institution, was under construction on the blessed land of Girnar. One morning, Param Gurudev arrived at the construction site to examine it. At that time, he noticed that several stray cows had arrived on the nearby empty plot very early in the morning. Those cows were so hungry that they would eat the empty waste cardboard boxes which were discarded from the construction site. Amongst those cows, Param Gurudev noticed a young male calf and said, “Just look at him… he is so small. His hunger must be so intense that he is ready to eat pieces of cardboard too!”
Arrangements had already been made to provide such stray cows with green grass daily. However, the trucks of grass would arrive all the way at 9.00 am. When Param Gurudev learned of this, he expressed his concern for the cows and said, “It is not right that the cows who come in search of food at 7.00 am receive their food only after 9.00 am. Animals must also be given appropriate food at appropriate times!”
Hence, Param Gurudev provided guidance and said, “Behind this area, the plot is empty. Let us create a suitable place to feed cows and place various food items there. Vendors dealing in animal feed will have many different foods, such as corn husks, lentil husks, green gram husks, cottonseed hulls, wheat bran, etc. Let us arrange for these different foods in large containers so that the cows who arrive so early in the morning won’t have to eat cardboard piece