Should humans start learning from animals?

What an irony it is that now the 'Question' that was once created by humans is now being used against them. Human Mind which is the most beautiful creation of the Almighty God is now deprived of what it was meant to do. There used to be a time when creativity flew out of the human mind but where's that creativity now. It has somehow disappeared in vanity as people have indulged themselves in cumbersome things which are hurting them but they're unaware of it. The ultimate reality hasn't struck them and they're in despair. 

• Should Humans start behaving like animals? 

There used to be a time, when people used to place a person on the main entrance so that no animal enters the premises but now an animal is being placed to guard the home so that no human enters the premises. What an irony, isn't it? Earlier, we used to sarcastically confront people by referring them to as animals, and forbade them to behave like animals. But the reality is changing now & animals are behaving much better than humans. Instead of keeping people in cajole, one should show them their reality that it's high time now & they should behave like animals, who are showing us to be in discipline & work with nature & not against them. 

• The walls we build in the name of Religion 

Have you ever pondered that why is there no religion, caste, community etc. in case of animals. If God were to create these things in humans, then why he left the animals, birds and other creatures. Were they not created by the almighty? So, the question lies inside of us. The most besmirched thing is that we have started giving castes, religion etc to animals, birds & even plants/colors. Who gave us the right to do so? This division which is the brainchild of the so called 'Capitalistic World' has been injected in us in such a large quantity that we're and won't be able to get out of it at any cost because we don't want to, either deliberately or in vanity. 

• Educated Minds, Disappearing Etiquettes 

Now the things move to a very common part & it is the education & holding degree. There used to be a time when being educated was perceived to be of greatest eliteness one can ever achieve & only those people were educated who literally wanted to get educated & change their perspectives & viewpoints. But, what's the scenario now? The Education Sector too has been commercialized. There's nothing so much awful in holding a degree now because everyone does. But on the other hand, one viewpoint is of education made available to people easily so that they get educated & have etiquettes. But recent scenario clearly demonstrates that etiquettes are not in degree but in values which one inculcates while learning from surroundings. 

• Where has Empathy disappeared? 

In a world of evolving nature, where 'digital empathy' has captured the whole world in the form of videos, reels, shorts, the real meaning of being empathetic has totally changed. There's a vast difference between being empathetic and sympathetic. The viewpoints over time has changed. One should prioritize empathy in such a way that the popular saying, "If one hand helps, then the other should be unaware of it" holds the required significance in everyday life. 

• Loyalty has become rare & Betrayal has become common 

Earlier we used to see, that loyalty is very common & each & every person was loyal to each other irrespective of anything and Betrayal was considered as a crime. But nowadays, the Betrayal has become very common & instead loyalty has completely disappeared. Here, the actual meaning that we should behave like animals comes into effect as even when the animals get to know about their herds & group, they never betray each other & always stay loyal to each other. This is where the humans differ from animals. 

• Animals Co-exist, But Humans Remain Divided 

How unprecedented & shocking it is, that we humans who tell each other not to behave like animals are doing the things which even animals don’t ever think to do. Have you ever seen a Persian breed cat not mixing with a stray cat & considering oneself superior, do they even know who belongs to which breed. Irony is humans are already divided by caste, communities & religion but furthermore they have divided even other creatures of God while they themselves are the creatures and not the creators. 

I certainly believe that Humans should co-exist with each other & break all these barriers because if God were to create divisions, then he must have definitely divided each & every other creature before they're born. It's high time now, that humans should start behaving like other creatures who are nothing but like them only and infact it's us humans who destroy & disturb the natural habitat while other creatures live in co-existence with each other. 

(The author is an independent researcher and columnist who writes on public policy, social change, youth affairs and governance. He can be reached at shahidhakla@shahidhakla.com )