The Young Man and the Lion

The Young Man and the Lion

A young man lost his way in the jungle and encountered a lion. Terrified, he had no idea how to handle the situation or escape. As the lion slowly approached him, his body shook with fear. The lion lifted its head and said, "Why are you shivering?"

The young man, astonished that the lion could speak, wondered how to respond. The lion repeated its question, and the young man pleaded, "Please don't kill me." With a smile, the lion replied, "We don't hunt beyond our needs. Living with greed is a unique quality of humans; that is not our way of life. If wild animals hunted every weak creature, the jungle would not exist. We eat only when we are hungry. Unlike humans, who take more than they can eat and eventually throw it away."

The young man nodded in agreement. The lion continued, "Walk with me; I will show you the way out of the jungle. Some of my friends are hungry, including a tiger a few kilometres away. Humans are safe where you belong; don’t enter the jungle for pleasure or greed for resources."

With that, the lion and the young man walked forward together.

M.L.Narendra Kumar

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