Legend of the Thornbird
He lives for but one purpose,
and for that purpose he also dies. He is born and immediately begins
pursuit in search of a thorn tree. And when he fines that tree,
he throws himself on the largest thorn. As the thorn pierces his body, he begins to sing the most beautiful song in all the world. He has the ears
of both heaven and of earth, and he will sing until he breaths his last. A most cruel self-inflicted death we would agree,
but it is his destiny, the price of a song. It is
the pearl of great price, the treasure hidden in a field for which all things are sacrificed, the exchange for a life.
It is the legend of the thorn bird.
In the legend of the thorn bird,
instinct is the driver of the innocent bird.
He knew not why, but instinct informed him
that the who was himself.
It is a powerful and poignant legend
that has filled my memory for many years. I was arrested by it when I
watched the movie. The legend became a best-selling novel in Australia,
and the novel became the second highest
rated television series in America.
And so it is that the legend of a thorn bird
becomes the reality of our lives. Instinct does not drive us humans,
but we are driven to points irrational. We ignore the pain and the shame;
we acknowledge the loss and realize there is nothing to gain, but we take
the plunge just the same. We know both the truth and the consequence;
the consequence I say, but we do it anyway, do it anyway.
02212020PoSpCtest, Your Favorite Legend, Chantelle Anne Cooke
Copyright © Curtis Johnson | Year Posted 2020
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