I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defense, should one think of killing any animal.

From this it follows that con-sideration for other persons or for other living beings is very vital for goodness and want of consideration for other people makes human beings selfish, regardless for other people's good.

I do not want to go into its physical reasons: the construction of the human body is different from that of carnivorous animals. But man's intelligence is such that it can be utilised to defend any-thing he does, whether right or wrong.

I do not say that one who is vegetarian is full of compassion and one who is not, is otherwise. We sometimes find people, who are vegetarians, are very bad people.

All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defense, should one think of killing any animal.

Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself.