Little Bird

This is a story about Lena, a beautiful, innocent little bird who taught us by the way she lived why life is such a pretty word. From her first moments in the nest it was plain to see by her actions and her attitude…how special she would be. She was curious and inquisitive…always asking who, what, when where…why She loved to play with other birds…loved to spread her wings and fly. She had this wonderful imagination…that’s what made this little bird glow… “Mommy,” she would ask, “if you won a ticket to anywhere… where would you choose to go?” And wherever her imagination took her… whatever fantasies her heart was busy designing She imagined her friends and family were with her… in a place where the sun was always shining. When one adventure was over…innocently and without pretext… She would smile and say, “Oh, that was fun!. I wonder what happens next!” She was a gift from the creator to this world…one of the best things she has ever done…refreshing as a summer breeze and brighter than the sun. But this little bird’s life was short…it seemed she was only in her dawn… when suddenly…and without warning…our little bird was gone. When one’s heart is broken…when our flower no longer blooms how do we go on? How do we find any gladness in our gloom? By remembering Lena our beautiful little bird.. who taught us in the short time she was here how life is such a pretty word. And by trying to live, as Lena would have wanted… innocently…without pretext… each day smiling at the thought of her while imagining… what will happen next.