Left alone!

This love bird escaped form our bird house one morning! Till noon it stayed in a tree adjacent to the bird house refusing to be enticed to return. 

Some crows came at the site by noon and chased the bird away, most likely falling a prey to them.

As I patiently watched and waited for the bird to return, I felt sorry that we confine birds in a bird house rather than allow them to be free in the air!

When we visited a pet shop, I asked the owner about the habitat of love birds. He from his experience of 20 years told me that they are domesticated birds who like to be in a bird house in close contact with humans. They do not survive outside because being small and not so swift in flying they get attacked by the larger birds. 

There is a truth that I discovered from this conversation and experience . When Adam and Eve were called to be in charge of all that God created and placed them at their disposal in the garden of Eden, God did trusting them to be more mindful of the weakest among them!

This is our calling- living mindfully of others especially those who are left alone or are disadvantaged!

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)