Omar couldn't help but be amazed at his answer.
Ants were working all the time to help others, with
no thought for themselves and without any
problems—something even people cannot manage
most of the time.
From what his little friend told him, he could
easily understand that the work of the nest was
perfectly divided up between the ants. It was
obvious that the life of ants was very well-ordered
and all the ants had to be quite unselfish. Then he
wondered whether they had any fights amongst
themselves because some of them claimed that
they were better or stronger than others. His friend
said that nothing like that ever happened and added:
"We are a big family, Omar. There is no jealousy,
competition or ambition among us. We always help
each other and do our best to serve the colony.
Everything in the colony is based on sacrifice. Each
ant thinks of the good of his friends first, and only
then of himself. Let me give you an example. When
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Harun Yahya
