From a distance of about two hundred meters, at a height of about sixty meters, I noticed this sunbird hopping between leaves on a teak tree in our garden. It did not need the strengthen of a twig or branch to hold on to! Its weight was light enough for the leaf to bear it!
A light weight existence!
This bird manages well on a leaf which is swaying in the morning breeze. It is too risky a place to be in!
I presume it was the morning sun, that it was aspiring for at that height!
It is a symbol of living at the edge!
The edge represents an opportunity and a risk !
I know of a friend who spends time visiting senior citizens, who are home bound due to their limitations of advanced age. He visits them to make them feel wanted and valued! Some welcome his visit and some others ignore him.
He takes delight in offering his thoughtfulness ! He spends about six hours a week on his visits. He lives mindful of those who live at the edge of life!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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