Wisdom of the birds - A Christmas message In an ancient temple, a number of pigeons lived happily on the roof top. When the renovation of the temple began for the annual temple feast, the pigeons relocated themselves to a church nearby. The “church” pigeons made the necessary adjustments and happily accommodated the new comers. Christmas was nearing and the church was being given a facelift. So all the pigeons had to move out and look for another place. They were fortunate to find a mosque nearby. The pigeons in the mosque welcomed them happily. When Ramadan cam the mosque was being repainted and all the pigeons moved back to the ancient temple. One day the pigeons heard some communal clashes below in a market square. The baby pigeon asked the mother pigeon Who are these people?” The mother replied; They are human beings.” The baby asked, Why are they fighting with each other? The mother said The human beings who go to temple are called Hindus and the people who go to church are called Christians and the people going to the mosque are called Muslims. They are fighting because they believe they are following Gods will.” The baby pigeon asked, Why is that so? We were pigeons whether we were in the temple, church or mosque. Aren’t they similar? The mother pigeon said, “ We dont have holy books to read, nor do we have a fixed place to stay or worship, but we have experienced the protection of God. Thats why we can co-exist peacefully. Sadly, these people are yet to experience the Love of God. Until they do so, they will continue to fight and kill each other.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 04:29:19 +0000
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