The colours of Ahimsa

The restaurant was crowded. Every table was booked. Except for one single table which had a reserved sign on it. A group of people walked in. They walked towards the table. Once seated the waiter approached them.

We are pure vegetarians. Please make sure the food is hygienic and prepared without onions and garlics.

Shortly after the waiter moved away, something fell from that particular table. The glass broke and shattered to pieces. The elder woman in the group got up in anger and slapped her maid who had dropped the glass. She pulled her ears and screamed,

You stupid idiot! Look at what you have done! Clean up this place immediately!

It was accidental madam. I did not d...

The maid was not allowed to finish her sentences. Another slap landed on her face.

Stop telling lies! Your carelessness has no end. Your salary will be deducted for this.

 The maid knelt down to pick the glasses up. Even as the waiter offered to clean the spot the 'madam' refused. She made sure the maid cleared every piece. She also made a point to the waiter that maids should be put in their places otherwise they would take full advantage and cheat the employer.

So, what is the criteria that creates bosses and labourers. Does these posts determine a hierarchy in humanity? How does financial status make some humans bigger than others. Aren't all humans the same?

Doesn't mistreating fellow human beings contribute to bruising the great word often uttered.

 Ahimsa!

What is ahimsa? It is derived from the root word hims which means to strike, himsa would be injury or harm. Ahimsa is the opposite which would mean without striking, cause no injury, cause no hurt or cause no harm.

So, a person eating vegetarian food without garlic and onion but causes hurt physically and verbally is considered practicing ahimsa?

Perhaps there is a world of good in people not killing and eating animals. But there would be a universal of good if all humans practiced patience in daily life. Look before you leap, think before you hurt.

Often people get upset watching someone around them hit a jackpot or attain great success. How come he got it and I did not? Why is life this unfair? What is it that is lacking in me?

 The boiling uneasiness that sings within is the greatest himsa.

 May what is good for him happen for him.
And may what is good for me happen for me.

Feel bad not for good received by others. Free oneself from malice. Cleanse your heart from evil. Speak not harsh words. Hurt not another human in any way.

At the same time stay away from those who are capable of causing you himsa.

The five senses controlled. Speak no harsh words! Hit not another! Hear not of rumours! Look not at violence! Last but not least, kill not for pleasure!