The chirping of the birds outside my window woke me out of my deep slumber. My eyes still closed, drowsy as I was, I wondered how fast the night had gone by and it was already day time. When I finally opened my eyes I was surprised to see that it was still dark outside. But then, how come the birds were up and about? As I gazed sleepily out of the window, darkness started fading as the sun began to inch upwards in the sky. First a faint glow, then a brighter glow, then a gleam of sunlight and finally appeared the tip of the sun shining bright against the dark silhouette of the hills. The chirping of the birds got louder and frenzied. The sun was out! Just as they had expected. I smiled as I remembered the words of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
What immense faith these birds had in nature and in the sun, that it will rise, that day will follow the night. In anticipation of dawn they were already up and about; long before the sun was up, long before darkness turned to light. Indeed, what better metaphor for faith than the bird who sings when day has still not dawned upon us!
Can we have similar faith in ourself? In God? In life? In people around us?
Like it’s said, ‘faith can move mountains’. If we truly believe in something, there is no way that we will not be able to accomplish it. Everything is possible for the one who believes. Faith in one’s abilities and faith in the Lord is the beginning of success. Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda puts it very succinctly when he says, “Faith is, `to believe what you do not see', the reward of which is, `you see what you believed'.” How true with the birds! Why not with us? Think!
Did you know?
Each year the Arctic Terns (seabirds breeding in Arctic and sub-arctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America) fly from the Arctic all the way to the Antarctic and back again! That’s over 35,000 kms. This is the longest regular migration by any known animal.
Do your bit!
Make a bird house using an old shoebox or half a tyre and hang it
outside your window. Besides providing shelter to birds, you will be entertained by their colourful and musical presence.
What immense faith these birds had in nature and in the sun, that it will rise, that day will follow the night. In anticipation of dawn they were already up and about; long before the sun was up, long before darkness turned to light. Indeed, what better metaphor for faith than the bird who sings when day has still not dawned upon us!
Can we have similar faith in ourself? In God? In life? In people around us?
Like it’s said, ‘faith can move mountains’. If we truly believe in something, there is no way that we will not be able to accomplish it. Everything is possible for the one who believes. Faith in one’s abilities and faith in the Lord is the beginning of success. Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda puts it very succinctly when he says, “Faith is, `to believe what you do not see', the reward of which is, `you see what you believed'.” How true with the birds! Why not with us? Think!
Did you know?
Each year the Arctic Terns (seabirds breeding in Arctic and sub-arctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America) fly from the Arctic all the way to the Antarctic and back again! That’s over 35,000 kms. This is the longest regular migration by any known animal.
Do your bit!
Make a bird house using an old shoebox or half a tyre and hang it
outside your window. Besides providing shelter to birds, you will be entertained by their colourful and musical presence. 
Your own ambitions anre reflected in your fascination for nature. Keep it up
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