Passage 16

In English

The story of how was deeply moved when a hunter killed one of two birds who were a loving couple is well known. When one of the birds died, its mare followed suit, unable to bear the pangs of separation. Out of the intense sorrow and compassion of , the first emerged from his lips and that was the beginning of the great epic. When its mate dies, a bird will not seek another partner. It will starve itself to death. How many men care to follow the example of the birds in their devotion to monogamy? Many are ready to remarry after the loss of the first wife. The supreme virtue of monogamy is a quality man can learn from birds.