In plain words
Whatever deed one sets out to do: “Am I behaving as a human being? Or am I behaving as an animal?’ So each one must ask himself. We were born as human beings, and we are known as human beings. So we must behave like human beings. To be born as human beings and to behave like animals is an insult to humanness. When a man does some bad deed, even those beside him rebuke him and punish him, saying, “Sir, you were born a human being, and you are behaving like an animal!” Thus man is punished by man himself. For the punishment our fault deserves we need not go as far as God; the fruit comes from the very deeds we have done.
No one does a bad deed and receives good; no one does a good deed and meets with harm; plant a lime, and will you get a mango? Plant a mango, and will you get a lime!
We must recognise that we were born as human beings only to do good deeds. In the word ‘mānava’, ‘mā’ means ignorance, ‘na’ means without, ‘va’ means conducting oneself. One who conducts himself without ignorance is a human being. When crows caw, we drive them off with stones. But we listen with great joy to the talk of a parrot. And we feel we could listen to the song of the cuckoo for as long as it lasts. That is, only when our words and our conduct are good do we earn honour and respect in society. So, Help ever, hurt never. We must help everyone. We must hurt no one, by our words or by our deeds. But even knowing that what we do will hurt others, we go on doing it and hurting them. To do it knowingly is a greater wrong. To mock others, to abuse them, to harm them is not human nature. Man must be a help to man. We must love all as brothers and sisters. When even animals do so much to help man, what greatness is there in man helping man!