courage

The morning walks in the woods is so energising and pleasing that it makes for kicking out of the bed so early. The birds would sing for you. I found the endless chatter of the birds more harmonious and soothing than any of the ipod tunes. A particular bird always caught my attention. While moving in a particular zone of the golf course, this bird would chirp tirelessly, would hop and fly over the head and at a particular place just behind the Tee would increase the volume and aggression. A small little beautiful bird would take on a person may be 200 times heavier and much bigger in size. It took me some time to find out where her eggs were. I had seen birds eggs in the nest, but this particular species lays eggs in the grass, without any nest.
We all build houses of different shapes and sizes to feel safe and comfortable. The walls, may be of wood, plywood, cement, bricks or straw gives the feel of security. Then we will have a boundary wall around our house, a fence to protect our society and an army to guard our nations border. Its an industry in itself to provide a sense of security, to make feel safe in an environment, created by us. May be threats are different, threat of theft, robbery, dominance, invasions and of death. The moment you step out of the house, you can a see a security guard at a the gate, a policeman on the road, some friskers at the metro stations and would read and hear in the news about the million dollar defence deals to procure new weapons, new aircrafts, ships, submarines. ……………..All this to guard our identity, guard our culture, guard our natural resources and lastly to guard ourselves.
The small little bird was doing it herself. 24 x 7, she was on duty protecting her eggs, her species. She had no weapons to take on any beast, but she was full of undaunted courage to take on the world. I can even think of anyone as courageous as this little bird.