Animal Farm by George Orwell

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.

I read this book as a result of my Good-reads updates. The active readers in my list had rated this book Five out of five and thus, I had to read it. I am so glad I accepted their recommendation.

The blurb says:

Tired of their servitude to man, a group of farm animals revolt and establish their own society, only to be betrayed into worse servitude by their leaders, the pigs, whose slogan becomes: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." This 1945 satire addresses the socialist/communist philosophy of Stalin in the Soviet Union.

Animal Farm is a little satire story which reflects the society so truly with a pinch of humour. It's a short story with a very strong, bitter but true message.

Power obviously lead to more power. Too much power often leads to decision making for oneself without taking  other into consideration. This eventually makes the position and the person sitting there fulfilling his/her own personal interests and increasing the conform level for oneself only.

Ethically, this is very wrong since the power was initially granted to him/her as a result of other's trust and faith that it would be used rationally.

Like all my friends, I absolutely loved this short and quick read. I cannot help but share the seven Commandments which evolved to greed with time. They were fun and deep in my heart I was forced to think, if animals really think of same towards we humans:

The Seven Commandments

Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.

Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

No animal shall wear clothes.

No animal shall sleep in a bed.

No animal shall drink alcohol.

No animal shall kill any other animal.

All animals are equal.

Below are some of the other absolute winner one liners from the book:

• Four legs good, two legs bad.
• Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
• Four legs good, two legs better! All Animals Are Equal. But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.
• All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

This book is so much more than a fairy tale. It's one of those books, which can and must be read again and again.