What is the purpose of weed(before you get started, I am not referring to marijuana!!) in the nature. Are they a complete drag on the natural resources or do they contribute in someways for the well being of flowering/fruit bearing plants. I got some of these questions when i was "de-weeding" few flowering pots which I have got in my terrace garden. I had an interesting observation, those pots which had these small grass like weed had more moisture content in the soil compared to those which had none. They were helping the flowering plants to survive the intense heat. What we consider as worthless has a lot more value and rather than being an enemy, are a friend. Is it possible that these plants like each other and enjoy each other's company. By removing the weed, are we in way making the so called good plants unhappy.
In the wild there is no such thing as weed. In nature we can not find such separation between weed and flowering plants. Nature doesn't differentiate between the two and both of them live happily in a symbiotic relationship. It is we humans who classify the plants as good or bad and then create artificial environments(in our terrace gardens/glass houses).
We can draw some parallels with our society as well. We have both good and not so good people.
The not so good people are required for the success of the good. No leader howsoever good, can survive without the support of these people. A great leader is able to identify the good qualities and make use of them for his success. Rama could make use of monkeys(who are fickle-minded, good for nothing) to construct the bridge and win war against the powerful Ravana. Some battles can't be won by being goodie-goodie, and you need to apply brute force, treachery, deceit to win. At these times, we have to look towards these not so good people to act. Krishna shows this excellently in the Mahabharatha, he used Ghatotkacha(a rakshasa) to nullify the Shakti of Karna. He again encouraged Bhima to hit Duryodhana below the waist. This kind of act would never be done by a dharmic person like Yudhishtira. The bad looks bad to us because we don't know how to use it. For the wise, there is no such difference between good and bad.
In the wild there is no such thing as weed. In nature we can not find such separation between weed and flowering plants. Nature doesn't differentiate between the two and both of them live happily in a symbiotic relationship. It is we humans who classify the plants as good or bad and then create artificial environments(in our terrace gardens/glass houses).
We can draw some parallels with our society as well. We have both good and not so good people.
The not so good people are required for the success of the good. No leader howsoever good, can survive without the support of these people. A great leader is able to identify the good qualities and make use of them for his success. Rama could make use of monkeys(who are fickle-minded, good for nothing) to construct the bridge and win war against the powerful Ravana. Some battles can't be won by being goodie-goodie, and you need to apply brute force, treachery, deceit to win. At these times, we have to look towards these not so good people to act. Krishna shows this excellently in the Mahabharatha, he used Ghatotkacha(a rakshasa) to nullify the Shakti of Karna. He again encouraged Bhima to hit Duryodhana below the waist. This kind of act would never be done by a dharmic person like Yudhishtira. The bad looks bad to us because we don't know how to use it. For the wise, there is no such difference between good and bad.
