The Reality Of Sacrifice

sacrifice, a person slaughters an animal in God’s name. Then he eats its meat and feeds others as well. Eating from the food given by God is a daily human need. No one can live without eating. So, this common daily act is made special for one day, to become a great lesson. Sacrifice is a symbol of the fact that a person is ready to pay the price required to gain real success on God’s earth. This sacrifice is not something outside of the system of the world. It is a law of nature. Let us understand this with an example. If the seed of a tree is kept in cold storage, it will always remain a seed. But when that seed is put into the soil, something amazing happens. From that tiny seed comes a big tree that gives many more seeds—again and again. It makes the earth green and beautiful. People feel joy when they look at it. It gives many different benefits. What is the difference between the seed in cold storage and the seed in the soil? The difference is what we call sacrifice. The seed in the soil gives itself up—and so it becomes a great tree on earth. But the seed in storage does not give itself up—so it remains small and unimportant. A seed sacrifices itself, and then becomes a tree. A tree sacrifices its best part, and then makes a flower bloom. A flower sacrifices its beauty and then produces a valuable fruit. A fruit gives itself up—and then becomes the flesh and blood of the human who develops the earth and explores the skies.