Book Title: Second Edition
Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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________________ There is a difference between squiggling and modern art. The difference between heaping and arranging is akin to the difference between a pile and a neatly arranged display. There is a difference between stopping a car and parking a car. There is a huge difference between an animal and a human-being, although both of them are living beings: The difference in the number of hands and legs or presence of horns and tails is merely an external physiological difference. The internal differences are due to the various special gifts given to human beings. Animals are competent of mere actions whereas human-beings can be artistic as well. The art of embellishment is a blessing given to mankind. Animals have a body while humans have a figure. Animals have a face whereas humans have features. Animals have hair but no hairstyle. Animals have life but they don't understand fashion. There is going to be a difference in the same activity performed by an animal and a human-being. When an animal takes a bath, he just plunges himself in the water and nothing else whereas a human bath has a touch of an art. An animal feeds itself whereas a human-being relishes a dish. There are different sounds by which each animal is related like a dog barks, a cow moos, a wild animal growls, a donkey brays, a horse whines and the peacock screams. Animals do have a special sound language, but they do not have a language of words. The human-being has developed the science of sound through language. A human being sometimes speaks, sometimes mutters, sometimes growls, sometimes gives a speech and at times sings a song as well. Animals are recognized by specific sounds but do not know Second Edition

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