God is present in everything

At one time when Krishna was a child, he came to his mother Yashoda in great hurry. Yashoda looked at him and said, "What is the matter? What do you want? Why are you in such a hurry? "Krishna replied that along with the cowherd boys, he would also like to go out and look after the cows. Mother called Krishna and said, "Yes, the cows and the animals in the cattle generally go into the forest. The forest is full of thorns, stones and difficult paths. You cannot go into such a path. Tomorrow I will get you good shoes so that, you may wear them and go into the forest with the cowherd boys." Krishna asked his mother, "Are the cattle wearing shoes? If the cattle are not wearing shoes, why should I wear shoes?" Mother replied, "Cattle are animals. They have the strength to bear the thorns and stones but you are a human being. Your legs are not made to bear the thorns and stones." Krishna then replied, "The cattle whom I am going to tend are the masters and I am the servant who has to look after these masters. When the masters are not wearing shoes, is it right for a servant who has to serve them to wear the shoes?" In that context, Krishna demonstrated and meant that we should not look upon cattle as animals but as mothers. In our tradition, every cow is to be regarded as a mother and earth is to be regarded as mother. These are our traditions and Krishna is demonstrating that we should look upon the cow as mother. Not only this, Krishna wanted to prove and demonstrate the oneness of all living things. It is wrong for us to think that to pray to God and to serve God is the only right kind of service. We should recognize the oneness and the presence of God in all living things. Service to all living things should be recognized as equivalent as service to God.