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Just a Bird


Tari

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"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."

 

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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.

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Guest briansmum

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

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