| When having recurrent scenario over and over again in front of my eyes from day to day unconsciously start to think - is there purpose? Should I memorize this time, this place, and stay in present, learn to describe each grain of sand, each bird voice in sunny morning by windows?.. I focus, it seems I'll start to get soon what birds're telling me with multiple voices: "who are you... who you serve... what did you do for today?" And suddenly voices're dissolved as birds had recess and now gone studying advance vocal lessons somewhere inside of the trees, and just one thoughtful bird still trying explain me, eterne language student, what I'm doing here, and what I've to study today... I'm trying, and trying, and trying to make sense of bird's cheerful tweets... | |||
Lovely, delicate and as vulnerable as the last delicate Bird!! Enjoyed the read & re-reads. Mat you remain engrossed!!
ReplyDeleteIn one of our epics "Mahabharta" there is very interesting tale about an important character Sahadev who used to understand birds!! A king related to Sahadev died & Sahadev attended his last rites. There, at crematorium, he heard two crows converse, that the dead king's heart is special. One who retrieves & eats it will gain knowledge of all tenses: bygone, now & future.
Sahadev somehow manages to get hold of dead king's heart and tried to escape when mythical Lord Krishna got hold of him. In hurry Sahadev quickly smelled the heart and proclaimed "Smelling something is as good as eating it". Thus he acquired power to know bygone, now & future.
Lord Krishna was greatly perturbed as such power can ruin. So he forced promise from Sahdev that he shall not tell of his knowledge unless he is specifically asked for. This became a boon as well a great curse that Sahadev had to live with.
Understanding birds can be rewarding and painful at same time!!!
Hope this lengthy comment did not bore you.
Wow, Jyoti,how is interesting!
ReplyDeletethanks for your comment! I really love to listen to birds talking...seems almost understand...:) Deep understanding of things.. can be challenging, you're right!