LOVE FOR ANIMALS
Human beings and animals are
friends. They are good companions. They
love each other. They are unique natural antidotes to loneliness. Their
faithfulness and self-sacrifice to their masters are universally acknowledged. .
The dog is eternally famous for its
loyalty. His master is his hero, even his god. Dogs have no religion but they can
have one while being in your company. They
have seen them joining in religious rituals according to their masters’ faiths.
Not
to love animals is to have incomplete love for God. In the end of his poem The Rime of Ancient Mariner, the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) says:
Farewell, farewell but this I tell
To
thee thou Wedding Guest !
He
prayeth well, who loveth well
Both
man and bird and beast
He
prayeth best, who loveth best
All
things both great and small;
For
the dear God who loveth us,
He
made and loveth all.
The
American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892) said the following lines in a famous poem about himself:
I
think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self- contained;
I
stand and look at them long and long.
They
do not sweat and whine about their condition.
They
do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They
do not make me sick discussing their duty to God.
Finally, the following relevant
quotes:
*Love for animals is a profound form
of compassion and empathy, highlighting the deep bond between humans and
creatures. It involves treating all beings with respect, caring for their well-being,
and protecting their habitats.
**According to the French poet and
journalist Anatole France (1844-1924):
“Untill one has loved an animal, a
part of one’s soul remains unawakened”.
***And
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) said:
“The geatness of a nation can be
judged by the way its animals are treated”.
*****
G.R.Kanwal
14 May 2026
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