Anna and I watched these swans moving alertly and actively in a lake, while we were on a holiday.
Their heightened sense of alertness was obvious in their body posture!
They moved about in different directions in response to the signals they received about the movement of the fish in the lake.
What occurred to me during this engaging sight was a parallel to our own lives as we live our lives in the ocean of opportunities.
It is others and their needs which ought to alert us so that we move towards them to be thier companions!
This is distinct to human behaviour. We are called to live in an attitude of openness to sense even the unspoken needs of others and be near to them in their time of need.
Today Anna and I take our domestic helper for her surgery to a hospital ninety kilometres away from us! We felt moved by the way some friends in that hospital came forward to make all the arrangements for this. Philip, a senior physician now, who took the lead, was someone whom we knew from his medical student days. We feel amazed at the way he took our concerns and needs and responded to each of them in a touching manner.
He is an example of one who is used to looking out to help!
Our personal journey each day is an occasion to be in the role of a Good Samaritan!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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