One World

       There is only one world for the human race to live in. The sea is the only source which supplies the entire water required by the human race. All of us breathe through the same air that is present in the atmosphere. There is only one sun on which all the living beings are dependant. Man has not created any one of these four.

       The entire human race is living with the help of the goods and materials manufactured by human beings, present throughout this vast wide world, using their intelligence and functional ability of their physical body. The day-to-day life of each one of us is laid out in this manner.

       A human being is born. Then he lives in this world for some time. After that he dies. During his life span, man cannot eat above what he can digest. He cannot wear clothes beyond the ability of his body to carry them. When he stands, he occupies a space of 9 inches by 9 inches on the ground. If he lies down, he occupies a space of one and half feet by six feet. If he sits, he occupies a space of three feet by three feet. No human being can enjoy more than this.

        What ever is the quantum of wealth he earns and accumulates, he can not carry even a tiny bit of it with him when he dies.

-Vethathiri Maharishi