A Bulbul with a berry between its bills, in a garden with flowers and mango tree in blossom, was a special sight to watch.
It brought an awareness about the 'finding' instinct of birds. Perched in a black pepper creeper, the Bulbul found a ripe pepper berry for its feed.
There were no other fruits in the garden! It spotted a pepper creeper where there were few scattered berries hidden under the leaves after the harvesting! The Bulbuls are good investigators and finders.
The garden with a few mango tress would soon have mangoes to feed the avian family.
A garden is a home for birds because it feeds them at all seasons.
The human family is a home for all to live and thrive! Although there are divisive forces in the political leadership of nations who speak a language of segregation and alienation, the human family is a fraternal place for every one.
I got a sense of that when I observed how all forms of aids and provisions are rolling into Gaza, where people live unprotected, having lost their houses, possessions, loved ones and means of livelihood.
The Bulbul with a berry became a symbol of hope to me because, even in difficult times, there is an assurance of provision for those who are wounded and hurting!
I begin the day in this awareness of a giving God and caring people in the neighbourhood.
It invites me to grow in a attitude of living mindful of others, who live deprived or denied!
This season is a time in human history when the language of love needs more manifestations through giving till it costs us!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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