Most mating birds have a morning and evening rhythm! The male bird would sing and most female birds although not good in singing would produce some bird song in return!
As I watched this romance of two mina birds, I was fascinated by the reciprocity in their singing! The male bird would sing tunefully and its mate would make a monotone, but good enough for the male bird to sing even more tunefully!
It is more than a chore because I noticed their attentiveness and listening intent. They were perched in the same tree in the adjacent branches. There was a language of love that was being communicated!
I watched in the NDTV an interview Prof. Muhmmed Yunus gave to Mr. Shekar Gupta. Towards the end of the interview, Shekar asked a most difficult question, 'how are you coping with the terrible experience of the government of Bangladesh taking over the Grameen bank you founded?' After a pause he said, 'it gave me an opportunity to start Grameen banks in 11 cities in the Unites States of America'. There was no bitterness in his words, although some regret.
Prof Yunus overcame a difficult experience by doing another good act of service to people in another part of the world!
The bird songs shared by these birds arise out of their belonging to each other! We belong to each other as humans! If so the exchange between us can only be affirmation of belonging!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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