An act of Kindness...!

   This is an incident that is believed to have happened during the age of Ram who is known for his rule. He remained a successful ruler and a passionate lover. This is a very short story related to Ramayana about Ram and a frog. Ram and his brother Lakshman reached a stream and were thirsty. They went towards the stream to quench their thirst. Ram struck his arrow into the ground near the stream and went to drink water. When Ram was back, he pulled out the arrow from the ground. He was astonished to find blood on the tip of his arrow. He looked down and saw a small frog. His arrow had pierced the frog, pinning it to the ground. Ram was sad. He asked the frog, “Why didn’t you cry out when the arrow pierced you?” The frog replied, “Whenever someone tries to harm me I cry out, “Ram, save me! When Ram himself pierces me with his arrow to whom can I cry out for help?” 

 

              

    This incident got so deep into me and gave a lot of answers; it also left me wondering how great Ram is as a person. He was a King and it is not vital for him to go and apologize to a frog for his mistake that was completely unintentional. He there has explained how an act of kindness matters no matter how big you are or how small the other person is. If he is being portrayed as the Lord it is because he possessed qualities that made him to stand out of the rest. It is not that only Lord Ram can show kindness but he is the one who has showed that kindness is something more than a virtue and it is more human rather than divine. 

                

              

    I firmly believe that Ram is a legendary person who has turned into a Lord because of his attributes, but also believe that tales about his reign were not fables. A person of such tenderness also possessed unimaginable valor to win over a war against the mighty Ravan. He was everything a man could ever be. He was a great ruler and I wish there could be any politician of this century who could to the least try to rule like Ram. This incident was not just an act of kindness but also an act of being a responsible ruler. He was sad for a frog because he cerebrates this as his fault and this takes a huge part in being a King. He concerns for a frog so how he would have been to his people, it would have been a blessing to have lived under his shadow. No matter how fast time flows some legends are always remembered. 

 

    ‘Ram’ a person who has taught that being kind is not a weakness but a virtue to be cherished. In my given time I’d like to follow his footprints and believe that it will make me a good human. After all life is an act and Kindness is the theme.