Acharya Prashant addresses the common dilemma faced by vegan parents who encounter resistance from family members regarding their child's nutrition. He emphasizes that nature, or Prakriti, possesses its own inherent intelligence and provides for all living beings. Just as atmospheric pressure is perfectly tuned to human blood pressure to ensure survival, the natural world is designed to care for its inhabitants without the need for excessive human intervention or 'smartness'. He cites the saint poet Tulsidas and the example of the rootless creeper to illustrate that life is sustained by a higher order, suggesting that anxiety over natural processes is unnecessary. He argues that humans are the only species that consumes the milk of other mammals, which contradicts the design of nature. Acharya Prashant points out that while a human infant requires its mother's milk, the human body is not biologically equipped to digest or metabolize the milk of cows, buffaloes, or goats, especially as one grows older. He notes that the enzymes required to break down milk are lost with age, leading to various health issues and undigested waste. He concludes by observing a strange paradox where people exhibit great intelligence in fields like engineering and space exploration but fail to apply basic common sense to fundamental issues of health and natural living.
