Today when i was in the kitchen busily packing up the lunch box for the kid, i heard violent cawing of the crows. Our locality is well amidst the trees and it gives such a pleasure to watch birds of all varieties.
It was around 6.30 in the morning and i was about to wake up my son when i heard the commotion in the next house backyard. Natural curiosity led me to peep through my window. Around 25 - 30 crows along with some 5-6 pigeons were surrounding something , which was not clear from my view point. So i waited patiently to see what it was. The time was actually running out for me, cause once i wake up my son , i got to be with him totally ( my aathukkarar is not in town, else he would take up that job wherein i can just handle the kitchen work).
Then only i noticed an owl. All the crows were assaulting him by hitting and pushing the owl from all the sides. Though they didn't bother to go near the owl at a stretch, they just scratched it with their claws while flying over it. I felt pity for the owl but was unable to do anything. Just i was wondering why it didn't fly away from the scene, rather getting mopped. And though it was a predator , it was not able to do anything against the flock of birds. Then as the clock was ticking away i just left the scene and went to wake up my son.
When i was explaining the scene to my son while he was brushing , he asked me " En maa athukku kannu theriyathu illaya, athanala thaan athala thappikka mudiyalaya"
The simple statement reminded me the basic concept that owl cannot see in the daylight. And i was admiring his presence of mind and the ability to relate and co-relate the facts. 'Cos the week before i had told him the panchatantra story of " The owl and the swan"
How preoccupied i am with the routine that i forgot the basic concept. We are so tied to the routine and to the gadgets that we tend to forget the basics. With the modernisation and the hunger for earning more we are slowly losing our basic selves.
It was around 6.30 in the morning and i was about to wake up my son when i heard the commotion in the next house backyard. Natural curiosity led me to peep through my window. Around 25 - 30 crows along with some 5-6 pigeons were surrounding something , which was not clear from my view point. So i waited patiently to see what it was. The time was actually running out for me, cause once i wake up my son , i got to be with him totally ( my aathukkarar is not in town, else he would take up that job wherein i can just handle the kitchen work).
Then only i noticed an owl. All the crows were assaulting him by hitting and pushing the owl from all the sides. Though they didn't bother to go near the owl at a stretch, they just scratched it with their claws while flying over it. I felt pity for the owl but was unable to do anything. Just i was wondering why it didn't fly away from the scene, rather getting mopped. And though it was a predator , it was not able to do anything against the flock of birds. Then as the clock was ticking away i just left the scene and went to wake up my son.
When i was explaining the scene to my son while he was brushing , he asked me " En maa athukku kannu theriyathu illaya, athanala thaan athala thappikka mudiyalaya"
The simple statement reminded me the basic concept that owl cannot see in the daylight. And i was admiring his presence of mind and the ability to relate and co-relate the facts. 'Cos the week before i had told him the panchatantra story of " The owl and the swan"
How preoccupied i am with the routine that i forgot the basic concept. We are so tied to the routine and to the gadgets that we tend to forget the basics. With the modernisation and the hunger for earning more we are slowly losing our basic selves.