Somewhere around the BORDER

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Alpha and Luna sat in silence over the hilltop, in deep contemplation. There was something – a huge thing – happening among the humans living around them, the visuals of which had deeply disturbed them. It was all just too gory and bloodstained. That human beings would turn so very bloodthirsty,

that go against their own species, was a mind-blogging thought for the parents of the wolf pack.

Soon, a group of five cubs surrounded their parents. They too had seen the gruesome sights of the happenings around, and it had piqued their interest. Their parents had forbidden them from investigating the matter on their own, so it was now on the shoulders of the parents to quench the curiosity of their young naïve cubs.

Alpha snapped out from his contemplation when he noticed all the inquisitive eyes around him. He looked at Luna, who gave him a short nod. Signaling his kids to come closer to him, he begins his narration.

“It’s a case of marking territories. Just like us, human beings too mark territories and don’t like any trespassers.”

“Wow! Humans seem to be as territorial as animals.” exclaimed Vinexa, the second among the siblings.

Alpha nodded “They indeed are. The concept of territory is deeply ingrained in their brains, just like for us. Migration within territory happens, but in case of other territories, only visiting is usually allowed. They are very possessive over their territories.”

“Such possessiveness about territory is encouraged, just like among us. They call it patriotism.” added Luna.

“But how do they mark territories? I haven’t seen any human releasing their scent. Nor are there any natural territory boundaries here, like a river or a mountain.” observed Wang, the eldest sibling.

“No, they don’t use natural markers as boundaries. They make their own boundaries. They create drawings of landscapes and mark boundaries on that. Such drawings are called maps.” Alpha explained.

“They mark boundaries on drawings! That sounds so artificial.” squeaked the youngest one, Koko.

“They are indeed artificial. But when have these humans ever done anything natural?” sneered Luna.

All of the pack jeeringly approved.

“Yes” said Alpha. “These humans are heavily inclined towards everything that is unnatural and artificial. Look at this particular case. We divide territories on the basis of natural divisions like genetics and bloodline, but these humans here are diving it on the basis on the basis of religion, which is again a man-made construct.”

“Religion?” enquired Lomb, the third sibling.

“Well, it’s what the humans call their ritualistic practice of trying to connect to their Primordial Sense.” Alpha clarified.

“These humans have gone too far from Nature. They are too much dependent on their mind, which has led to them being cut off from their own hearts and gut. They can no longer hear the Higher Call. One clear example is the way they die en-masses when any disaster strikes. They can’t sense it

beforehand, even with all the brainy stuff they use. They can’t escape like us in advance. This shows how lost and far they are from the Primordial Sense. That’s why they have developed religions – with

exaggerated, over - elaborate practices to help them connect back to their instincts which they call the “Inner Truth”. Luna elaborated.

“And there are a number of religions among the humans. Each differs from the other in its practices. These differences often cause conflicts among humans.” sighed the wise old Alpha. “Same is the case here. They have marked boundaries on the basis of religion and people are rushing about to be on the

correct side of the border, based on their religion. This is the cause of all the mayhem we are presently witnessing.”

All the cubs let of sighs of relief, with “hmm” and “ooh” sounds – indicating that their curiosity was finally satisfied. 

Suddenly, the thoughtful Shwna spoke up. “It means that these humans are killing each other only due to their difference in the way they connect to the Primordial Sense? How ironic and idiotic!”

Alpha gave a wry smile. “Yes. It is indeed ironic. Killing without reason (food/defense) shows lack of empathy and compassion, which just shows how far these humans are from the Higher Sense. Killing for seeking to connect with the Higher Sense in a different way … that’s something which is really silly and absurd.” 

“And then, these people have the audacity to boast of being the most advanced among all creatures! They think of civilization as being as far from Nature as possible. They are disconnected from the Primordial Sense itself and depend on pretentious rituals to connect back. Also, they make big claims about all the brainy stuff they use. But one should look at them when a calamity strikes! They suffer horribly, despite all the luxuries and comforts they allegedly have.” Luna ended her rant with a deep breath. 

Wang took after his mother’s rant with one of his own. “Worst of all, they think that equalizing them to animals is an insult. Rather, equalizing yourself to us is an insult to US! Please stop it! We may be cruel, beastly, cunning, uncivilized, barbaric – whatever you think of us to be. Our brains may be not as developed as yours. But we are way better off. We live in the lap of Nature. And we are connected to the Primordial Sense. We rely on our gut instincts for survival, which has always proven to be far more efficient than your brainy stuff. You kill your own species on trivial matters … your species itself seems to be a nuisance for Nature.” 

All of the pack smirked in agreement.

They then turned towards the setting sun to take note of the time, so as to continue with the day’s duties.