Some kinds of kindness are quiet. You do not always notice them unless you are really looking. At Sadbhavna, care often looks like a bowl of fresh fodder kept in front of a hungry bull that has probably walked a long way, tired and unsure where the next meal will come from. It looks like someone bending down to check a wound, speaking softly to calm the animal, and doing this day after day because they simply cannot ignore suffering when they see it.

Across our streets, bulls move about the way we move from place to place. Some belong somewhere, some are abandoned somewhere along the way, some just drift and hunger, injury, heat, crowds, wires, vehicles, all of this becomes normal for them. Many people feel bad but life keeps pulling them forward, and there is not always time to stop. Yet, someone has to stop. Otherwise the pain keeps going.

That is where Sadbhavna slowly found its role. Not because of a grand plan, but because compassion has a way of starting small and then refusing to stop.

Where it really began

At first, it was just a few bulls wandering near the ashram. Someone gave water whereas someone placed grass. Nothing formal but when kindness becomes a habit, it quietly grows roots. More bulls started coming. Some are thin and weak, some were limping, some are injured in ways that make you pause for a moment before you even react. And the simple thought at Sadbhavna stayed the same: if the being is in front of us and needs help, we cannot walk away.

There is no big show around it. Just daily care. Feeding the hungry, properly and patiently

Feeding a bull is not a quick act. Fresh fodder has to be arranged. It has to be clean, safe, and enough so that the animal is not left half full. You also notice small things such as who eats slowly or who gets pushed back by stronger bulls or who stands at the edge, unsure whether it is safe to come close. The team and volunteers learn to read these quiet signals.

Many residents of Sadbhavana Vruddhashram sit nearby while feeding happens. They do not rush, they just sit, observe, sometimes whispering blessings the way elders do. A few talk to the bulls like they would to children, and somehow the animals seem to understand that nobody here wants to hurt them. For some of these bulls, this may be the only proper meal they eat that day. When you think about that for a second, the work suddenly feels much heavier and also more important.

Healing, even when it takes time

Hunger is one part. Injuries are another story altogether. Cuts from wires, wounds from accidents, infections that have been ignored because nobody noticed in time. These animals do not shout when they hurt. They just carry the pain with them.

Sadbhavna takes dressing wounds seriously. Cleaning, bandaging, medication, calling veterinarians when needed, and doing it with patience so the bull does not panic. As rightly known, healing is slow, sometimes frustrating and sometimes worrying but when you finally see the same bull walking more easily, eating better, eyes calmer, it feels like the world has given something back.

A space where the animal feels safe

Over time, the bulls seem to understand that Sadbhavna is a safe place. At first, they arrive unsure, ready to be chased away like they often are. Slowly, the body language changes. They stop flinching, later they stand peacefully. Some even return regularly, like they know this is where kindness lives. This confirms our belief that safety does not need to be loud, it can be soft and steady.

Why bulls? Why this work?

People sometimes ask the question. And the answer is not complicated. Compassion does not choose. These animals have worked beside humans for generations. Now many wander abandoned, and if we do not help, then who will? Caring for them reminds us to be better with one another too. Pain is pain, whether spoken or silent.

For the elderly residents, this work brings back a sense of purpose. Many have spent their lives caring for families, land, and communities. Now being part of this effort, even if it is only through presence, guidance, or blessings, makes their days feel useful in a deep way that is hard to describe properly in words.

Kindness has a habit of spreading

Visitors see all this. They watch bulls being fed and treated, and something inside them softens a little. Some offer help, or bring fodder or simply change their attitude toward animals on the street. And that itself is a quiet win. Kindness that moves from one heart to another is probably the best impact any organisation can hope for.

More than a project

For Sadbhavna, this is not a campaign or a show. It is simply a value. If an injured or hungry bull reaches the ashram, it should not leave uncared for. That is the promise. In a world that is constantly rushing, this kind of slow and steady compassion feels rare. Maybe that is why it touches people so deeply.

A small prayer, lived daily

Serving people is seva. Serving animals is seva as well. Serving the Earth completes the circle. At Sadbhavna, all of this quietly meets in daily life. No speeches required.

Every bowl of fodder.
Every wound cleaned.
Every soft word spoken to a frightened animal.

It all becomes a living prayer for a kinder world, where no life has to suffer unseen.

A soft note

If this work feels close to your heart, stay connected with Sadbhavna. Support can be as simple as sharing awareness, encouraging compassion, or offering help in your own way whenever life allows. Small acts have a way of growing into something beautiful.