As I "MEDITATED" on yesterdays blog I realize that there can not be any relationship without some form of communication. Perhaps communication is relationship at some level. The more we communicate about ourselves the more intimate the relationship. The more general the communication the more casual the relationship. My reason for blogging is to communicate more intimately the things going on in my life. Not just spiritual, but mental, physical, and emotional.
Perhaps I'm a looney bird? As I looked at the birds I saw many of their homes. Homes being nests. What I noticed about their homes/nests was that there are no mansions. They are only single rooms barely big enough for one bird let alone the entire family. Chirpping chicks and all. Then I noticed that no two nests are the same and that's because there are no nest blue prints. They build with whatever they can scavage and you don't see another bird watching another bird building and saying to themselves, "I like that, I think I'll build one just like it." I saw small nests and huge nests again only in proportion to the size of the bird. One nest had what looked like toilet paper woven into the sides. I wonder where that's been? Then I began to think about where these nests are. Not one of them was on the ground. Only penthouse views. I also saw a squirrel sitting in a nest? What's that all about?
I saw birds playing or perhaps fighting with one another. Then there are the ones that just perch themselves on a phone line and stare at all of us. I'd like to give them a penny for their thoughts. I realized that birds just like humans leave a lot of liter behind. And in their everyday lives they spend little if any time thinking about the consequences of pooping where ever and when ever they want. No consideration for a fresh car wash. No concept of just how much work goes into washing a car in 90 degree heat.
I saw a bird fly straight into a window and fall to the ground. It reminded me of some people I know. Not to worry though it eventually got up and flew away. So I wonder if he'll ever do that again or does it only take once for a bird to get it? Lastly are the birds that taunt Tinkerbell our dog. Actually they get a rise out of me as well. Last night I thought I was in a remake of a very old movie called The Birds. On my roof which has several peaks, sat a bird. No.... I mean a bird sat on every peak. Then I noticed that on every light post within my view there was a bird. It occurred to me that they just might be planning an all out attach. It was very strange in light of this application. There were probaby 15 to 20 birds just starring at us. I tried to throw some bark at one of them but they were unmovable. Fortunately Tinkerbell completed her task before I made this into a full scale case of anxiousness and worry.
There is so much more but I'll stop here. I think I just figured out what I'm really trying to point out. Maybe I have communicated to much of the application portion of this blog and I should have been stressing the meditation. Information alone misses the point all to often as does application. But meditation brings the two together. I had to take the time to meditate on the birds and the information that my eyes were seeing. I had to let my mind imagine what the story could be if I just spent a few moments of what a friend calls porch time. The simple sight of a bird flying has been the material for many books. How old is he? Is he traveling alone? Does he have any family?Where is he going? Where did he come from? What hair raising circumstances has he faced along the journey? How many times has he narrowly escaped death by some wild stray cat?
In conclusion... As far as I can tell birds put no thought into anything. They do what they do out of instinct. It's there character and nature to build high up. It's within them to be very aware of cats and other animals that may enjoy them as a meal. They give no thought to anything as they were not created with that ability. They live each day without giving thought to tomorrow. They do what they were created to do. Nothing more and nothing less. This leaves me with the question... why can't I do just that. Do what I was created to do. Nothing more and nothing less. Maybe because I don't have enough "Porch time."
Application - Porch Time/Meditation
How do you keep a fish from smelling? Everyone who answered this question gave just one choice. How about one of these options. Cook it as soon as you catch it. Wrap it in paper. Freeze it. Leave it in water. Keep a cat around. Switch to chicken. Burn incense. Cut its nose off.
The answers to yesterdays Bonus Application are H,C,J,I,G,D,E,A,F,B
As bummer I wrote my answers down on paper n didn't get a chance to blog it! Boo! My answer to the fish thing was not how to do keep a fish from smelling but rather how do u know it smells if u close ur nose or if there's no one around to smell it? Like that old saying if a tree falls in the woods n no ones there to hear it does it make a sound?
ReplyDeleteOn a happier note, this blog is confirmation for me. I need more "porch" time.
The other morning the Lord dropped a thought into my mind and of course it was about the birds. In the few days I did my bird watching I saw many birds in flight. I thought about that they only carry what they are able to carry. Which is small branches, or any other type of foilege to make their nest. They carry food in their mouths to feed their young. And it is interesting when curiousity peaks, I find that the Lord will encourage me further to look into things. So I got online and read about their feeding habits. Because birds have no teeth, their digestive system is adapted to process unmasticated food items that are swallowed whole (Wikipedia). So I had to look up the word masticatication and it is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes. During the mastication process, the food is positioned between the teeth for grinding by the cheek and tongue. As chewing continues, the food is made softer and warmer, and the enzymes in saliva begin to break down carbohydrates in the food. After chewing, the food (now called a bolus) is swallowed. It enters the esophagus and continues on to the stomach, where the next step of digestion occurs.
ReplyDeleteSo it's interesting as I read that I was thinking of meditation at the same time. This seems to go along with what you wrote about meditation is the key to bringing information and application together. Birds allow their food to digest, and they get the fullness of their meal. We can really learn alot from birds.