Jealous of Cows

I only think of it once in a while when looking in the mirror and wishing things were different.

Would you mind sharing what kind of eyedrops do that? I use eye drops for my dry eyes but the lashes are not lush, lol.

@LindaOHio Wow, that is a lot. You take it for specific eye conditions, then? It is probably not good for the general public. I will look into flaxseed. I think it is supposed to be good for you for other things too.

@akalinus Here in India, the cow is seen as a docile animal. More importantly, she is seen as the one that gives more to us than what she requires. She gives is five things: milk, cheese, butter, urine and dung. Believe it or not, a cow's urine and dung has properties to cure a few diseases. Cow is seen as a "MOTHER" due to these properties,as a mother of always selfless toward her children. By the first century A. D. cow was closely associated with "Brahman" . "Brahman" is the highest level of class in Hinduism. They are respected and held in high esteem. And because cows and Brahmans were associated, this animal too was given similar respect. Hindus then stopped killing cows. If you know, or heard of Lord Krishna, He is incarnation of Lord Vishnu - one of the three main Gods Hindus worship. Even if you search Lord Krishna, even today you will see pictures of him along with a cow. Apart from that caressing her neck is believed to cure you of a few diseases as well. Might not look true at face value, but that's true. Also, it's believed that there are 33 types of Gods in her stomach. There are a number of such reasons why a cow is worshipped in India.

@abhi_bangal I knew cows were worshipped but never knew why. Thanks for your answer. I agree that they are lovely creatures. I had some ceramic cows but they disappeared. I love cows.

I forgot they are worshipped in India. Why is that? Why are there so many cows running around when people are starving? I would love if you would explain why cows are looked at as deities.

Is that you riding a cow? I have heard of people doing that but I never did.

@JudyEv Did you ride the cow too? I have ridden horses but no cows.

@akalinus That's my school friend on the cow and I'm on the ground with my big sister.

Yes, they are blessed with what I don't have. I always wanted doe eyes or cow eyes with long lashes. Silly me.

@akalinus No, that's not silly, I like long eyelashes! My ex brother-in-law has beautiful, dark long lashes:)

@kobesbuddy But, I presume he is a man. Are women a little jealous?

They won't end up as burgers in India. I always felt sorry for cows. My son helped a farmer when he was in high school. Sometimes he had to get up in the middle of the night because a cow ran off into the woods to give birth. He had to bring her and the calf safely home to the barn. The cows all had names and I pitied them when they had to put them in the truck to take to auction.

@porwest it is so sad. I wish it could be different.

@akalinus One country won't save them. Everybody else gladly eats them. lol. I can imagine it would be tough to be close and personal with them. Heck, I get a little edgy when I see a truck barreling down the highway loaded with livestock knowing where they are going. It's sad sometimes to think about it. But then, that's just the nature of things. We are but mere members of the animal kingdom and animals who eat meat in that kingdom have to kill sometimes for that meal to happen. It's the circle of life.

It seems that a lot of people like cows. But there is a lot to like about them.

@akalinus

Yes, they do. I was eyeball to eyeball with a cow that invaded my garden along with its friends. I was taken aback by how beautiful they were.

Nothing seems to bother a cow much and they do walk gracefully. I am jealous of them for another reason.