Nature

[martymas]

�THE BUZZARD

If you put a Buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by

8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in

spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner.

The reason is that a Buzzard always begins a

flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet.

Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not

even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner

for life in a small jail with no top.

THE BAT

The ordinary Bat that flies around at night,

a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot

take off from a level place. If it is placed on

the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle

about helplessly and, no doubt painfully, until

it reaches some slight elevation from which it

can throw itself into the air. Then, at once,

it takes off like a flash.

THE BUMBLE BEE

A Bumble Bee, if dropped into an open

tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it

is taken out. It never sees the means of

escape at the top, but persists in trying to

find some way out through the sides near

the bottom. It will seek a way where none

exists, until it completely destroys itself.

PEOPLE

In many ways, we are like the Buzzard, the Bat, and the Bumble Bee.

We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations,

never realizing that all we have to do is look up.

[mikex]

I don't know about the animals, but the one about the people is true,

[martymas]

i thought of that when tis was sent to me