Whenever we act against the voice of our conscience the result in suffering explain with reference to the poets action against the snake and it’s consequences
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A snake came to the poet’s water trough to quench his thirst. The poet at first thought him to be a guest and had a natural instinct to respect him.
But when the snake started moving towards the wall, he picked up a log and threw it at the snake as a response to the voice of education which said that golden snakes are venomous.
The snake writhed like lightning and disappeared. The poet felt guilty as he realized that the snake had not tried to harm him and he should not have hit him with a log. His conscience pricked him.
The poet was full of repentance and remorseful for his petty act. He wished that the shake should reappear so that he could get a chance to expiate and illogically. He felt sad and regretted having missed the opportunity of knowing one of the lords of life.
Answer :
Whenever we act against the voice of our conscience,
the result is suffering. Poet’s inner voice wanted him
to treat the snake as a guest. He longed for mutual
co-existence with other species. But ignoring the
voice of his conscience, without considering the
consequences of the act, he hit the snake. Soon
after this thoughtless act, he regretted it. His
conscience pricked him for unnecessarily killing the
snake though, it had not harmed him in any way.
The feeling of sin and guilt overpowered him. He
wanted to make amends and ask for forgiveness.