A cute little home was built working day and night. Interestingly it was built by just two of them. They weren’t bothered by the bad weather nor were they tired sourcing the raw materials. They built it with lots of love and hope. Only a little would be completed each day, but still it was constructed consistently.
One fine morning, I woke up with a cute surprise of seeing that beautiful house getting finished on the window of my room and both of them were flying with happiness. Could you make a guess on who these little architects were? yes, it was a pair of pigeons building their nest for their young one to be born. After a few days I could see an egg on the nest, a little life waiting to make its arrival on this earth. Both the parents were actively protecting the eggs.
On one morning, I was half asleep and I suddenly could hear some little chirping sound. I ran out of my bed with curiosity and hope and to my surprise there was a baby pigeon that hatched some moments earlier, yellowish in colour and searching for her mom and dad. It felt so amazing to experience this wonderful moment which I haven’t experienced in my life. In no time, one of her parents came flying and I gently moved away.
From that day I could see active parents protecting their young one from other pigeons and crows, bringing food from different directions. They had special way of communicating things, a special noise was made to make the young one feel secured and protective. With each day I could see the little one growing into a pigeon though initially it did look like a chick!
After few days, I could see the little one flipping her wings so actively wanting to fly but couldn’t do so but she never tried stopping and her parents would watch her sitting aside. Within four to five days, she made her first flight! Her proud parents were watching this with pride and happiness and I was happy and most importantly inspired on seeing this wonderful journey of two loving pigeons making their own family and successfully raising their young one after so many hurdles.
This beautiful journey of them gave me a different perception on life and even more deeper understanding of life. Every life on this planet is precious and every life has its own struggles and challenges to be faced from the time it is formed and yet they don’t give up. Parents in every species are so protective and caring irrespective of their ability and most importantly the little one that taught me, keep trying and one day you would achieve what you were working for.
I hope this post brings a new lens on viewing life, on understanding how beautifully lives are created on this planet and how the cycle of life has been continuing for billions of years. These are some moments that we tend to overlook in our busy lives but eventually these little things add meaning to life and they are the most beautiful ones!
varsha 