Tari Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 "Just a bird" From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a bird," or, "that's a lot of money for just a bird." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a bird." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a bird." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a bird," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a bird," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a bird" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day. If you, too, think it's "just a bird," then you will probably understand phases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "just a bird" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "just a bird" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a bird" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a bird" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a bird" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a bird" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a human." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a bird." just smile, because they "just don't understand." author unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 That is lovely Tari,my friends say oh their just birds,but they are so much more to me unless you own a bird i dont think people realize how much love we have for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Tari is so right, a lot of people would say, "it's just a bird" how can you spend so much money and time on "just a bird". The same way a lot of people do with their dogs and cats, birds have feelings too and we all are different in our wants and needs. That was a beautiful way to describe how we love our "it's just a bird" parrots and thank you Tari for sharing that with us, it certainly puts it in perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 That is an adorable little poem/story! That is so true, so many people dont understand the unconditional love a bird will give. thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest briansmum Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 that's beautiful and i'm sure we can all relate, i particularly like the last paragraph, i shall be quoting that one in the future. thankyou tari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyTimneh Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 fantastic Tari, that was nice. and it's true, people say 'it's just a bird', but if they only knew! case in point, my friend recently became a parrotlet mom and whereas she used to roll her eyes at me she now knows it's definetly NOT 'just a bird'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Wow, that's all I can say. That was beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us. Karma to you.<br><br>Post edited by: radar, at: 2007/10/26 00:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdgranna Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Beautiful!So right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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