Bondage and Freedom

Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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- little deeds of amity as the one you will hear about presently.
A young Brahmin trudging along the way was startled by a scream of terror. A Harijan girl-an outcaste—was bitten by a cobra. Failing to get anything to check the venom from spreading through the blood stream, he snapped the holy thread with his penknife, tied it tightly round the foot and saved her life.
A cry of sacrilege was raised by the orthodox. Could anything be more sacrilegious than the holy thread being tied around the foot of an untouchable:
The answer given by the youth was very brief, but to the point. What could be more humane than the saving of a human life with a holy thread?
A humanitarian approach to life is holier than the mere wearing of a holy thread. Religion has to be practical and not theoretical. It should pulsate with life.
The aim of religion is to establish peace and harmony both at home and in society. Love and tolerance alone can promote concord at home and elsewhere.
The spirit of Amity, if understood well, can bridge the gulf between one religion and another as between one nation and another.