A SHORT STORY ABOUT ANTS
This very short story pertains to my
personal experience. A number of years ago, it was a very hot summer afternoon. I was
typing my Ph.D. thesis when I thought of going to the wash basin outside the
room to wash my face.
As I reached there I found an ant
which was trying hard to come out but continued to fall down repeatedly from
near the top of the basin.
I stood there for a while waiting
for the end of the ant’s existential struggle.
But it did not seem to be happening. On my part I was a coward and could
not dare to turn on the tap without killing the ant.
Then I went to my seat again,
brought a plain sheet of paper, returned
to the wash basin hurriedly, supported the struggling ant on the leaf, and brought
it out.
As it came out, it was extremely happy
and felt relieved because it started running amazingly fast with its tiny legs.
For me, an ant is a mysterious insect.
I can’t understand : “What is her role in God’s creation? ”
However, I feel deeply motivated when I read
in the Bible:
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.”
_____________
Here are some quotes about the
insect surviving the wild.
·
Ants
are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment.
·
If
all humans disappeared today, the earth would start improving tomorrow.
·
Do
not kill ants.
·
Somebody
discovered that if one looks a little closer at the beautiful world, there are
always red ants underneath.
·
If
an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many
times your size.
·
If
I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.---Martin Luther
King Jr.
·
When
you have a dream, you have got to grab it and never let go.----Carol Burnett.
·
You
are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.---- C.S. Lewis.
·
Finally:
No obstacle ever bogs down ants. Whenever they encounter one, they find a way
out !
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G.R.Kanwal
23 June 2026
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