Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 93
— Part I 92 It is also interesting to note here that if the pancreas is damaged and produces one-seventh of the insulin required, this small amount of insulin is still sufficient to meet the daily needs. It would be befitting here to elaborate this discussion a little further for the benefit of the layman, who may not understand the intricacies of this scientific phenomenon. The production of insulin is not in any way accidental. Animals have no knowledge of what they require; they have only a vague craving for eating which compels them to eat whatever relieves their hunger and is palatable to their taste. Yet they are internally warned at a certain stage to stop eating. Had it not been so a proportion of the world would die of hunger because there would be no food left for them by the over-indulgent eaters. Even in normal healthy animals the production of insulin has a controlled variation. An animal at rest requires a very little amount of insulin, but when he is suddenly agitated and bursts into activity the release of insulin is proportionally raised to a corresponding higher level. But for this, to achieve a higher excellence in all sports and games would be otherwise impossible. Particularly, most participants in the Olympics would die a sudden death rather than live to receive their medals. If the human body is healthy and enjoys a balanced diet, the metabolic waste would require a certain size and weight for the kidney to perform its function of