My daughter and I were enjoying our usual morning walk
in our lawn when we noticed a Maya
bird hopping a few feet from us.
This is common event that’s why we armed ourselves
with bits of pandesal (local salted bread) to try to make the bird stay
longer.
With pieces of bread in her hands, Ryah tried walking
towards it with a gesture that she was aiming to catch it, but when she was
about two feet away the bird flew to the nearest branch out of reach.
I’m sure my daughter meant no harm and just wanted to
feed the bird but I also know that it was the bird’s nature to fly away when
there’s assumed danger.
I walked towards Ryah and taught her to just drop the
bread on the ground, then took her to sit with me several feet away from there
and waited.
A few minutes passed and we saw a couple of birds
hopping cautiously near our pile of bread bits.
What we learned? We cannot require a bird to eat our
bits of bread by catching it and shoving food between its beaks. However, we
can inspire the bird by simply placing the bread on the ground, taking a few
steps back and waiting… with much hope.
This situation is very similar to any given
relationship (husband-wife, parent-daughter, friend-friend, leader-follower,
teacher-student…etc.).
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