Nature’s law dictates that, in order  to survive, bees must work together. As a result, they instinctively possess a sense of social responsibility. As a result, they instinctively possess a sense of social responsibility. They have no constitution, no law, no police, no religion or moral training but, because of their nature, the whole colony survives. They have no constitution, no law, no police, no religion or moral training but, because of their nature, the whole colony survives. We human beings have a constitution, laws and a police force. We have religion, remarkable intelligence, and hearts with a great capacity to love. We have many extraordinary qualities but, in actual practice, I think we are behind those small insects. In some ways, I feel that we are poorer than the bees…

(Quote from) His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama