Lighthouse

Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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The aim of our life is to attain higher and higher level of human and spiritual qualities. Once we understand this, the aim of enjoyment will be replaced by the aim of enlightenment Celebration of Makar Sankranti by kite flying: Any game, which seriously interferes with or endangers the life of other creatures definitely deserves serious consideration. Kite flying also is worth serious consideration for the same reason. During the kite flying festival and even subsequently, the throats and wings of thousands of birds are cut. The thread used for kite flying which is entangled in trees, overhead wires, the overhead water tanks in buildings etc. is as sharp as a blade. Thousands of bird lovers in cities like Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad etc. organize bird camps to treat injured birds during this festival. Helpline numbers are set up so that people can bring injured animals to such camps. Sometimes hanging thread coated with sharp glass powder accidently cuts the jugular vein of a small child going on a scooter with his mother. Many a times, young children chasing a kite on the road fall prey to fatal accidents on roads. Sometimes, people fall off building terraces or overhead water tanks while flying the kite, in the fit of excitement. Like a kite which is joined with the thread, all these undesirable happenings also are tied with kite flying. After giving a serious thought to all this, if someone decides to give up kite flying, that would be real civilization. From a narrow point of view or thinking un-relatively, this would appear to be an opposition to happiness. However, thinking impartially, it would definitely appear to be siding with happiness.
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