THE PRINCIPLE OF GIVING
On the branches of a tree, green leaves grow. For a while, they remain the decoration of the branch. But as soon as their greenness fades, the tree refuses to keep them. Eventually, they break free and fall to the ground—only to mix with the soil and end their own existence.
Why does this happen? The reason is the law of nature. As long as the leaf is green, it draws energy from the sun and passes it to the tree. But when its greenness ends, this ability also ends. After that, the leaf becomes unnecessary for the tree. So the tree separates it and lets it fall to the ground.
This is the fundamental law of the present world: gaining without giving simply does not work. Everything here operates on the principle of being beneficial, not on the principle of taking without giving. The sun always provides light and warmth to our world unilaterally; it takes nothing in return. The air constantly moves to supply oxygen to all living beings on earth, yet it demands no compensation. Rivers flow down from mountain heights and spread across the land, delivering life-giving water to people, yet they ask for no payment.
This is the cosmic ethic that humans must also embrace in their lives. Humanity, too, must build its life on the principle of beneficence rather than exploitation. Those who do so will join the great caravan of the universe. Those who fail will find themselves without a place in this world, which operates solely on the principle of beneficence.
