During the course of a conversation with the author, Bhagavan mentioned that He never watches circus or such shows. He said that in the circus they make the wild animals suffer, while spectators enjoy seeing this. Swami then went on to describe His visit to East Africa and said that he found the lions and tigers wandering about. He mingled freely with these lions and elephants. He stated that nothing happened because the animals knew that He was not going to harm them. People are afraid of animals and they are afraid of people because the animals suspect that they are going to harm them. When they are sure that they are safe, they are free.
What does all this teach us? The animals are so free because they are ordinary. When you are ordinary, not suspicious - when you are one with Existence, with life in general, then you don't have to be afraid. You will never be frightened. Life will never be at any risk whatsoever. So don't feel ordinary - be ordinary.
The moment we feel special that I am so-and-so, then we become a burden to society. The moment we feel special, we have lost contact with love and life and with the totality of existence. Let us feel very, very ordinary, which is the true extraordinary quality. One must comprehend that achievement cannot be greater than the achiever. It is important to understand this.
(From the book "Sai-chology" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)
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