Maintain Distance

the zoo, so his parents took him to the Delhi Zoo. While observing various animals, they reached the enclosure of the white tiger. They paused to watch the tiger and its cubs. At this point, Nitin climbed over the railing and put his hand into the cage. The tiger, Neema, pounced and bit his hand. People hit the tiger with sticks, but by then, it had chewed the child’s hand up to the shoulder. After surgery, the child survived but lost his right hand permanently. According to a reporter from The Times of India (March 21, 1988), the child’s parents blamed the zoo staff for the accident. They said there was no guard present near the cage at that time. “The parents claim that there were no guards around.” Often, when people have an accident, they immediately look for someone else to blame. However, in this world, such efforts are completely useless. Only those who control themselves can avoid accidents. Those who lose control will inevitably have accidents, no matter how many words they use to blame others. At the zoo, a railing is placed four feet away from the cage of ferocious animals to keep people at a safe distance. Similarly, in every phase of life, there is a boundary. Those who stay within this limit stay safe. Those who go beyond the boundary cannot protect themselves from accidents, whether inside or outside the zoo.