One of Aesop's fables, "The Wolf and the Lamb,” goes something like this, as per Wikipedia: A wolf comes upon a lamb while both are drinking from a stream, and in order to justify taking its life, it accuses it of various misdemeanors, all of which the lamb proves to be impossible. Losing patience, the wolf replies that the offences must have been committed by some other member of the lamb's family and that it does not propose to delay its meal by enquiring any further. Saying thus, the wolf devours the innocent lamb!

There are many variants of this fable in Greek, Latin, Persian, and Buddhist traditions. This fable sums up the notion that ‘might is right’ that prevailed through most of human history. The February 28 takedown of the Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, is a contemporary reenactment of Aesop’s fable!

In nature, all animals respond to two fundamental instincts of survival of the self (defence, hunting) and survival of the species (reproduction and protection of the offspring). There is no greater morality than these two instincts ordained by nature. Humans, too, are heirs to these two instincts. However, certain unique features of human evolution made us transcend the genetic traits and instincts. The gift of speech and language allowed humans to communicate effectively with each other, and, therefore, cooperation on a large scale and building a society became the hallmarks of humanity. Our erect posture and large brain size necessitated........

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