Why The Hindus Revere The Cow And Try to Ban Cow Slaughter And Beef in India

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Although, the French Revolution's, 'Right of man' glamorised rights as opposed to duties, in terms of a nation duty is still paramount. Also, a nation is formed out of its majority's choice - who's ways form the national ethos, not that of the minority. Latter learns to live with the majority. If that is hurtful, in the cherished democracy itself the losers i.e. the 49%, who don't like the rulers, have to grudgingly accept the majority's rule. Thus, each country has rules that have to be followed. Reserving that right the Muslim majority countries impose pork ban, and their minorities have to recognise that sensibility of the majority and accept it. Migrant Indians cannot demand pork in Dubai or Syria. Similarly the Judeo-Christian-Protestant ethos tracing US, without objections from the reporters, says no to dog's meat. This is, despite it being a delicacy of its minorities from the Far East with a huge business potential. Interestingly, when Taiwan saw the light and banned dog's meat, pets started vanishing! In India's case, although 'secular' has crash-landed on its constitution out of the blue via Indira Gandhi, its vivisection into Hindu and Muslim countries, writings in its constitution, official modus operandi and its majority makes India a country with Hindu ethos. It, therefore, can follow the nation principle as said above, or the US and ME's practice. In its case, it even has the go ahead from its founding fathers. Effect on global warming: It was never an issue in earlier times when there were many cows. But, with the free man inebriated with rights becoming the biggest enemy of the world, now global warming issue is big. Yes, cow's gut bacteria emit methane that's 20 times more toxic than co2 but a sea weed feed mitigates it. With grazing alone enhancing carbon trapping and her dung use avoiding fertilizers that emit 300 times more toxic nitric oxide and it itself even endlessly enhancing production, the bovine species actually very much helps the environment. Thus it's not milk alone that makes her a mother. What about the older cows? When milk alone is given credence, yes older cows are seen as not really useful to those eyes. Even then, while to care for only when any entity is useful airs a selfish trait that is closer to the glamorized rights; but to look after an entity till the very end heralds sacrifice, duty and civilization. Despite the animal/human split arrogance, with us sharing the old age with cows, for that matter any being, it's very natural that embracing of the former philosophy reflects on us and that thought makes our elderly feel lonely, uncared and un-respected. And of course for our isolated elderly, alcohol becomes the available friend and death comes closer. Even if that ontology is stubbornly adhered to, as aired above, unlike us the cows are productive till the end of their lives. That is of course if prudence is used. Thus, even if her spiritual expect is omitted, she probably qualifies as a mother. In addition, if there is such a thing as creation, the question is, does she qualify to be the best? Let the jury be out! BACK

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