A student returning from collecting alms overheard a conversation between a rooster and a pigeon. The pigeon said to the rooster, "What a fate I have! If I don't find food, I can fill my stomach with pebbles. I can build a nest out of straw and grass anywhere. I have no attachment to worldly things; my children fly away as soon as they grow up. I don't know why God has made us so weak. Everyone I see is bent on hunting us. They catch us and imprison us in cages. If I had a place to live in the sky, I would never have come to earth."
The rooster replied, "I have the same misfortune. I even pick grains from the dirt and eat them. I crow without any reason every morning to wake people up. I don't know why God has made us so weak. Everyone I see makes us fight with our own brothers. They imprison us. They even slaughter us. He has given us wings, but if he had given me the strength to fly in the sky, I would never have come to earth."
The disciple thought that God had surely done them an injustice. Returning to the ashram, he recounted this incident to his guru and asked, "Gurudev, hasn't God done them an injustice?"
The sage replied, "God has made humans the most intelligent creatures on Earth. To prevent them from becoming conceited, He has endowed humans with virtues and vices, and has given them the ability to learn from them. Maintaining balance between nature and creatures, He enhances the beauty of creation and promotes the welfare of all living beings.
The uniqueness that God has bestowed on the chicken and the pigeon is unmatched by any other creature. God has given a small creature like a chicken a crest, like a royal crown, on its head. That is why it is called Tamrachud. He has been given wings to create his own world, but it chose to remain on Earth. It became lazy, and therefore forgot about long flights. That is fine, but for food, it has chosen to eat only the dirt of the entire earth." It becomes so polluted by the bacteria present in the filth that its speedy destruction is best for the world. Humans learned to embrace the good even in evil from the chicken. Therefore, God has not done any injustice to it.”
“But Rishivara, the pigeon is a very innocent creature. Has it been treated unfairly?” the disciple asked.
Resolving the disciple’s doubt, the Rishi said, “God has given birds the high place of the open sky. Yet, a bird bound by the earth’s attraction and preferring to roam the earth will always be in danger. Nature has created food for food, so why would a pigeon need to eat pebbles? It is the pigeon that has the ability to fly high and far in the sky. That is why it is called “Kapot.” It must work hard, fly, go far, and find food. Humans learned the saying, "Even stones taste good when hungry," from the pigeon, but they didn't become inactive. The pigeon became timid and inactive, dulling its intellect due to its penchant for eating pebbles. It's true that the pigeon is the most straightforward of birds, but it shouldn't be so straightforward that it can't fly to protect itself. Rats and pigeons are the cat's favorite food. Rats still try to flee with all their might to save their lives, but the pigeon, upon seeing a cat or a threat, closes its eyes and falls prey to death. A creature that can't protect itself has no protector. The pigeon has wings, yet it can't fly to safety; that's its fault. God hasn't done it any injustice.
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