We all eat to live. Without food no one can survive for long and so do animals too. While we purchase what we want to, animals hunt their prey and eat. But is that all the difference between man and animal? As quoted before, we all eat to live and animals live to eat! That is the major difference between the five and six senses.
This proverb that food alone is not important for man elucidates that there are more to it. For example, man in his early days goes to school and college, study, get degree and secure an employment and get married.
Meanwhile at every stage, while as a small holy or as a grown up youth, he has to follow certain code of discipline, discharge his duties and maintain his self respect and status. Unlike animals whose earthly pleasure lies mostly on food, man has to concentrate on many aspects.
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He should be a good man, kind enough to help the needy, respect the others, maintain social status, perform certain duties like taking care of near and dear, impart high moral values among the children, do something good to his country’, be a patriot and to see that his name is remembered even alter his times. This is what Seneca, a well known ancient writer of 6th century BC, had beautifully said.
If Mahatma Gandhi had not fought for our independence, and instead remained as one of the ordinary lawyers, we would not have known who he was. Similarly, many other eminent persons from different walks of lives like great world leaders, writers, scientists, inventors, discoverers and so on.
Any one, who does something good for the others or to the society, will always be remembered for ever. The names of the ancient rulers and writers are still recalled. Such names will surely withstand the weather of time.
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This good deed can he told or disseminated through many channels, as a book or as a movie, etc. Cinema is a powerful medium. While entertaining the masses, it can be educative too. This was what many old movies of India had depicted.
It is said that, “Good name is better than good habits!” True! A man may have clean habits, lint does it help the others in any way? But the good name refers to those who do something useful for the others. This way his name will get carried over for many generations together.
That is why this proverb stresses the importance that man does not live by bread alone. He should be an inspiration to his followers. It is not that how many years one had lived, it is how he lived, that only matters.