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I love you. I also love chicken || Acharya Prashant
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1 year ago
Love
Relationship
Possession
Security
Fear
Compassion
Valentine's Day
Cow Hug Day
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the question of why romantic relationships, often celebrated with gestures like those on Valentine's Day, end bitterly. He begins by questioning the desire for a relationship to be long, explaining that this yearning for length stems from a desire for security, which is essentially possession. This desire to possess and control is rooted in fear and violence, which are contrary to love. If one is looking towards the future or seeking to formalize a relationship, there is very little love present. Love, he explains, is a commitment to be better. It is something that makes you look upwards, like at the moon or the sky, causing you to forget yourself. When you are gone in love, your desires and concerns about the future are also gone. Love is not something to be consumed or that tastes delicious; it is that which makes you forget yourself. Therefore, celebrating love on a specific day is nonsensical. Addressing the concept of a "Cow Hug Day," Acharya Prashant dismisses it as a pre-teen, immature, and nonsensical idea. He points out the hypocrisy in such gestures, stating that if one truly loves the cow, they would show compassion by stopping the consumption of dairy products. He explains the cruelty of the dairy industry, where the cow is unwillingly milked, and her male calf is often killed at birth so humans can have the milk. He highlights that India is the biggest exporter of beef, much of which is buffalo beef, and the milk and beef industries are closely related. He concludes that such token gestures are disrespectful to the animals and do not represent true love or compassion. If you truly wish someone well, you should not wish them a relationship in the normal sense of the word, but rather a connection to the right thing.