These Babblers appeared at the feeding table in between the rain fall yesterday.
First to appear was a pair. Then, with their bird calls another pair came and finally a fifth one!
The fraternal feeling among them was spontaneous and regardful of each other, giving chance to each other to feed from the bowl.
The avian relational behaviour was refreshing to watch.
Yesterday, we had a visit from a newly married couple from our neighbourhood. Although we know them only for a short while, their visit refreshed us. They came with some food to share with us.
It was from their conversation we got to know a little more about the rural community where they have moved to stay after their marriage. They live in a neighbourhood where people keep a watch over others. The neighbours share between themselves the produce of their farm. The price of coconuts has gone high. Yet, those who have coconuts give to their neighbours coconut, at the earlier price. They get milk at a lesser price than what exists in the market form their neighbour.
I thought that they live in the oasis of warm and friendly neighbourhood. It is a counter culture.
The recent confrontation between Iran and Israel is intensifying! Instinct to destroy each other is what seems to drive them. Both countries have a strong religious heritage, tradition and practice of faith. The view towards each other is hostility and envy inspire of their religiosity!
The Babblers give a message of fraternity. Our visitors live mindful of others.
A local community has a food bank in one house, where people can get one meal a day. It provides food for senior citizens in the community who live alone!
Mother Teresa talked about 'merciful living gracefully' and demonstrated it in her life time. She lived with minimum creature comfort and focussed her attention on those who needed a helping hand to survive the ordeals in their lives.
A senior citizen invites school going children to his home twice a week and he reads to them stories and biographical narratives of people who lived thinking of others in need. One boy who has been listening to such stories, decided to give his old bicycle to another child when he no more needed it!
There is another way of living where we make our lives to be means of support and care for others!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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