what did he mean by this

>>8451881
Stop making 'what did he mean by this', 'wow really makes you think', 'wow I hate [x] now' posts and contribute something in the OP that is worth discussing.

Thanks

>>8451881
Great fucking book

>>8451898
what did he mean by this

>>8451907
WWOW REALLY MAKED ME TINK (about life)

>>8451898
wow really makes you think

>>8451898
wow I hate anon now

>>8451913
In general? maybe.

>>8451916
>>8451919
>>8451923
what meaning is this posters conveying hehe

>>8451881

"NOW this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky,
And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.

As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runneth forward and back;
For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.

Wash daily from nose tip to tail tip; drink deeply, but never too deep;
And remember the night is for hunting and forget not the day is for sleep.

The jackal may follow the tiger, but, cub, when thy whiskers are grown,
Remember the wolf is a hunter—go forth and get food of thy own.

Keep peace with the lords of the jungle, the tiger, the panther, the bear;
And trouble not Hathi the Silent, and mock not the boar in his lair.

When pack meets with pack in the jungle, and neither will go from the trail,
Lie down till the leaders have spoken; it may be fair words shall prevail.

When ye fight with a wolf of the pack ye must fight him alone and afar,
Lest others take part in the quarrel and the pack is diminished by war.

—Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936

Man is an animal, but such a different sort of animal that he ultimately can't live in the jungle with the others.

At least, that's the meaning of the overarching Mowgli story. The other stories are different, of course. "The Miracle of Purun Bhagat" is one of my favorite standalone stories.