Saturday, December 20, 2008

It happened in the Jungle. Short Story. For Reflection.


It happened in the jungle and it was terrible, tragic and dramatic. This is what happened: A man went into the jungle and found a lion, who attacked him, biting his leg. The man was lucky because he was rescued before it was too late, but he had to spend a long time in the hospital. When he regained his strength back, he organized a team to capture the lion and after he captured the lion, he took him in front of the townspeople and brought the judge of the area trying to get his approval to execute the lion. It happened that the lion was in a cage in the town square and the man showed his wounds to the judge and said: "I ask for justice Sir, this evil animal attacked and bit me, I almost lost my leg and I was a long time recuperating in the hospital. To make amends, I ask for the life of this lion, I want his head and fur, so I can place them as decoration in my living room."And the judge answered: "Let's consider one thing at the time: Tell me Sir, did you go the house of the lion?""Yes, Sir, said the hunter." And the judge kept saying: "Are you a natural inhabitant of the jungle?"And the hunter said: " No, Sir, I live very far away in another city."Then, the judge said: "Tell me, if you live in another city, what are you trying to do by going to the dwelling of the lion? If you tried to enter my house without authorization, you could face many horrible things. I found the lion to be innocent and you to be guilty. I order the lion to be liberated and taken back to his natural habitat. And you are completely forbidden of visiting the jungle because it has been ratified that you are the instigator of your own evil. We want to make clear that all beings must have their own space and the ones who do not occupy their natural place, are considered to be invaders. I find you guilty and you must do one year of community work and from this moment your function will be to clean this town square." It was then established that each one is king in his own place and nobody should look for problems in places where they do not belong. Nature is a sanctuary and as such, has its norms and laws and if we go beyond our limits, we will be risking to lose our own lives. Let's respect the natural spaces.What will man do after all the animals become extinct? after he cuts down all the trees? The answer is simple; after man has harmed all that he must not, he will go against himself. And finally if men continue doing what they are doing, they will kill themselves.Let's leave the lion in the jungle, the tree in the forest and lastly, man in the city; and if he wants to come near Nature, he must respect, appreciate, honor and admire but he must never feel with the power and authority of destroying or harming. Nature is the primordial source of life and life must be admired and respected.
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