Safety Tidbits: 9-29

Some days are like that

One chilly autumn day, as thousands of birds took wing and flew south to escape the frozen winter, one little bluebird decided he wasn’t leaving with the rest. “A waste of time,” he reasoned. “l will just have to fly all the way back again next spring.”

Soon, however, a record cold spell descended upon the land, and the little bird realized he would have to leave. He winged his way up into the sky, but soon the icy air overcame him, his little wings froze, and he plummeted out of the sky. As fortune would have it, his nearly lifeless body landed in a large haystack, then fell onto the hard earth of a barnyard, near a group of cows. Just as the little bluebirds heart, nearly frozen, was about to stop, a cow happened by and relieved itself directly over the little bird.

The warm manure covered the bird, saving his life. His little heart started beating strongly, and his wings thawed out. Happy to be alive, the bluebird began to sing a beautiful song, which as fate allowed, attracted the attention of the barnyard cat. The old cat padded over, looked through the manure, found the little bird, dug him out and promptly ate him!

The story ends with three morals:

1. Not everyone who dumps on us is necessarily our enemy.
2. Not everyone who gets us out of the mess is necessarily our friend!
3. If you’re warm and happy, even in a mess, sometimes it’s best to keep your mouth shut.

Some days, the cards may be stacked against you. But remember, it’s always darkest before the dawn, so hang in… tomorrow a better day awaits!

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. – Epicurus

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Thanks for the share, WK!