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Dear Paul,
the same song? Wouldn’t be a bit boring?
For example personally i don’t even sing you don’t want to hear me trust on that?
I thought that the beauty of life was that diversity.
What do you think about?
Thank you for YOUR music, dear Paul.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
What about singing the ‘Ode to JOY’, dear Paul??
But even if ‘we would not sing the … same song’, there would be ‘more peace & harmony in the world’, if we could at least sing ‘in tune’ and ‘in accord’; something like a Fugue or the Ave Maria .. you had put us here in the Blog once..
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgvJg7D6Qck
Ave Maria by Bach and Gounot.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
The bird is rooted in Being, rooted in the peaceful wisdom that comes from the heart, not in the limited square that is the mind…
May we all remember we came also from that pure space, for that is our destiny…True Freedom!!!
Thank you Paulo for this wonderful quote, you inspire me not only with your books but with this blog! :)
Blessings to all!
Grettel.
P.S. I have a question for you, hope you can answer it:
When did you realize you were Truly Free?
i can recall my moment when i felt i knew inside how free i was… looking into the eyes of a soulmate…
but i wish i could pin point what it was i understood..
but language of the heart is like double dutch !!
Namaste,
When I started writing, I wanted to know what I truly believe deep down away from judgmental eyes. I offered myself a setting and a topic and just wrote flow of consciousness for weeks. Then I went back and edited, adding some ideas and deleting other ideas. The more I wrote, the more I felt that I knew myself for the first time. I have no answers, only questions… but now I have my faith.
Love to you
that’s beautiful ;o)
Elaine,
I adore that parallel. For me, the first step to my road of recovery of who I am started with writing. I have been doing it now for almost 9 years. Each morning, what is there for me this morning, and continue writing. As I wrote, what was without hope, despair transformed itself. I compare the writing to the singing. I really love where your comment brings me. When I continue writing about what is there for me, making a place to it, telling it, it becomes a song of faith, a song of dream possible, a song of love for myself and my God. Jojo.
El pajaro canto no por respuesta, es necesidad, su motivo de creacion, su forma de comunicarse. La unica respuesta de su canto es para el creador.
No es necesidad del pajaro cantar, su simple naturaleza hacerlo. Es su esencia, lo que lo caracteriza, su lenguaje. Esa es su mision de vida, y esa es la respuesta. Le responde al creador con su canto :D
A bird just sing because it is the way to express his happyness and his natural way to live. A bird sings his song because he is the answer.
Ask the bird why he sings. If he doesn’t have an answer it is because he needs no reason, even if there is one. I am loving this quote.
He would say “Well, never taught about it … Maybe because I am a bird? Well, is it just there, natural, who I am.”
Jojo.
It’s interesting this quote because I like very much to hiss as a bird but I also like to have some answers in my life if answers are not out of necessity questions that I settled. But it’s normal because I’m not a bird ! ;-))
“Driven to the thorn with no knowledge of the dying to come but we press the thorn to our breasts. We know, we understand, and still we do it…still we do it.”
http://hubpages.com/hub/Movie-Parables-The-Thorn-Birds
“If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves?” (Lk 9:23-25).
Throughout the scriptures, the desire to please God was often accompanied by great personal costs. Commitment doesn’t come without a costly price. When we choose for certain things we choose against others.
…………………..
Does a bird need to have an answer to sing?
I think the quote is all about this.
As a bird gives his best to sing- his life purpose-, not caring to have an answer.
In fact he doesn’t need any for him to sing, so he just does what is natural, what is concetraing his existense.
A bird sings with all his heart, voice and soul.
The bird of the quote can teach us to be persistant, to give all our energy even if we don’t have the answers.
If the answers come it will be as a result of not giving up.
Amie ;o)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp18sKXaFlE
you’re beautiful.. that’s for sure ;o)
Beautiful dear Catherine, thank you.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Birds, bees and spirituality this week. Perfect!
All putting me in a very cheeky frame of mind though. Can we apply this quote to this weeks forum? “A man has sex because he has a…”
oh, did I really just type that?? Whoops. ;)
Daniel,
It’s ok. We like that you are a man. You know, while women build relationships by self-disclosure, men build relationships with self-actions or together-actions.
Now… I took it back to proper :)
wow…you in a good mood.
well, t’s Buzz ee nest as uzual izn’t it?
Late one night, a burglar broke into a house that he thought was empty. He stealthily crept through the lounge and was stopped dead in his tracks when he heard a loud voice clearly saying, ‘Jesus is watching you!’
Silence returned to the house, so the burglar crept forward again.
‘Jesus is watching you’, the voice rang out again.
The thief stopped dead again. He was frightened out of his wits. Frantically, he looked all around. In a dark corner, he spotted a birdcage and in the cage was a parrot.
He asked the parrot, ‘Was that you who said Jesus is watching me?’
‘Yes’, said the parrot.
The burglar breathed a heavy sigh of relief and asked the parrot: ‘What’s your name?’
‘Ronald’, said the bird.
‘That’s a stupid name for a parrot, ‘sneered the burglar.’ What idiot named you Ronald?’
The parrot said, ‘The same idiot who named the rottweiller Jesus.’
Blessings Tania ;_)
Ohhhh…Thanks, was funny.
Ha ha… that’s funny!
Hahaha ! so funny !! I like it !
For the minority of hardcore realists among us:
Male birds sing to delimit their district and to signal their revals “Split, this is my place!”.
Nature is that unromantic!
x Monika
believes in wonders, dreamer and biologist.
well, for the dreamer in you, when a male bird discourages the rivals is because he wants the female bird all to himself. that is romantic!
jejeje! ;o))
earlier i tried adding a comment on songbird tunes… it never entered/showed up…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/radio/dawn_chorus/
i’m glad to be back home in the UK.
;o)
I often recall to my mind an incident from childhood – of my brother attending school in the Uk after we have moved back home from living abroad.
His local school headmaster obviously liked to be alpha male number one, or something…
because after some time, he began bullying and mocking my brother – who was only aged 7 at least.
I think the headteacher saw my brother as someone who knew too much… my brother could answer the questions posed to the school class pupils… my brother had interesting experiences to recount..
and the headteacher obviously was aggrieved and so had decided to knock my brother’s confidence and spirit down.
my mum tells me of every school afternoon after class, of having to calm my brother down who was crying.
what was worse, was when my mum went into the school to discuss the situation with the head teacher in question.. she saw that on the map of the world, the teacher had clearly marked where our family had lived and been burgled.. with the newspaper article.
ie: he was intent on humilating my brother.
this event always stands out in my mind for me, because though i was not bullied in childhood.. i was often ignored or mocked just for being someone who had something to say…
and so this quote is quite poignant really…
it i saying to me..
don’t judge and thus mock thy neighbour..
just because in your mind you think they are trying to be better than you.. to be the one to answer everything,etc.
try to remember that we honour life as humans… we tell stories, do art, sing….
because this is how we praise God and give thanks.
…..
So i cherish my brother… who was only giving thanks and doing a natural things.. such as singing praise, with His love…
;o)
p.s. the other point i would add is this..
we are not all journalists or writers etc…
and can not easily express ourselves
like professionals on paper
with out thoughts…
so always try to listen to the melody and its vision.. not to the equation or the process…
I also like to twitter from time to time!
…and you have already listened to my tweet. Have you not recognized my voice yet?
;o)
smiles
I can’t sing.I dance all the time.My hands fly like two birds in the air.Around me everyone is happy.My happieness spread everywhere.
I try to do my best.
I dance.
I fly.
Till the end…
But…there is no end!!!
I really do love this quote.
Someone told me once that the best way to get birds to sing is to put a female in a locked cage on one side of the room, and a male locked up in a cage on the other.
Highly cruel though in my opinion,
No, NO!
Well dear Pandora, we people pass from this phase too!!! The .. flirting and serenading … ;-]
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Dear Pandora,
This “Someone” who told you that must be a real Magus! Great thought!
Yes, YES!
Love,
Asote
The person who told me this keeps birds in cages, he had two birds male and female in the same cage and they didn’t sing at all, the female escaped, and now the other male, sings (very beautifully) all the time.
Needless to say this became a very funny joke…
He said to me :”Look how happy he is now”
“But who has the freedom?” said I
“Birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in love”
E-F-G
;o)
Honey Honey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqksgMg5GE
Birds sing! Do all Birds sing? That, I do not know. But, can choose to look and listen, or cover my eyes and ears.
Much Love to All, Jane : ) xo
in case you are talking to me.. not martinez..
it’s quite cool that these association quotes are mentioned to each weeks topic.. i think the blog email has them, but also the facebook page mentions the associated quotes.
a smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is home.
Beatiful life for you Paulo
EL CANTO DEL PÁJARO
Los discípulos tenían multitud de preguntas que hacer acerca de Dios.
Les dijo el Maestro:
— «Dios es el Desconocido y el Incognoscible. Cualquier afirmación acerca de Él, cualquier respuesta a vuestras preguntas, no será más que una distorsión de la Verdad».
Los discípulos quedaron perplejos:
— «Entonces, ¿por qué hablas sobre Él?».
— «¿Y por qué canta el pájaro?», respondió el Maestro.
El pájaro no canta porque tenga una afirmación que hacer. Canta porque tiene un canto que expresar.
Las palabras del alumno tienen que ser entendidas. Las del Maestro no tienen que serlo. Tan sólo tienen que ser escuchadas, del mismo modo que uno escucha el viento en los árboles y el rumor del río y el canto del pájaro, que despiertan en quien lo escucha algo que está más allá de todo conocimiento.
Cuento Zen
Hello Mr Paulo Coelho and WOL’s
Just a wonderfull quote just be Yourself no answers needed
Wish you all a wonderfull day.
Thx
http://homepage.mac.com/pasalic/p2/culture/helen.html
G. Seferis Poem: ELENI.
‘The nightingales won’t let you sleep in Platres’.
Platres is a beautiful resort on Troodos mountains in Cyprus.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
http://www.vladimirtretchikoff.com/gallery.htm
Dying Swan by Vladimir Tretchikoff.
A beautiful painting. A copy/reproduction of which my father had in his Art Gallery. So much beauty and harmony.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Beautiful beautiful…That blog is amazing. I learn so many things from you . Thanks.
Love
Alexandra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWYYQN-6tJg&feature=related
The Dying Swan!!
For all of you, but especially for my .. daughter, Swan-Annie!!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Now you took me straight to heaven Thelma darling…birthday girl soon to be ;) ;) ;)
“No presente a mente, o corpo é diferente
E o passado é uma roupa que não nos serve mais
Como Poe, poeta louco americano,
Eu pergunto ao passarinho: “Blackbird, o que se faz?”
Raven never raven never raven
Blackbird me responde:
Tudo já ficou atrás
Raven never raven never raven
Assum-preto me responde
O passado nunca mais.”
Velha Roupa Colorida, Belchior
Zen Master Blumise was asked to explain the true meaning of Zen, and the true meaning of Life in three words…
All is One: Wrong
All is Nothing: Wrong
Just be Yourself: Wrong
Follow Your Heart: Wrong
All is illusion: Wrong
All is Love: Wrong
Be Here Now: Wrong
I am God: Wrong
Zen is Zen: Wrong
I am nobody: Wrong
Bliss, Being, Consciousness: Wrong
I am That: Wrong
All is Mind: Wrong
All is Emptiness: Wrong
All is Buddha: Wrong
All are Enlightened: Wrong
Tick Tack Toe: Wrong
Then Finally….
I Don’t Know: RIGHT
Why are real musicians questioned so much? They just have music, not the secrets of the universe.
But dear Shane, the ‘secrets of the universe’ is just … Music, the Music of the Spheres!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Isn’t music the language of the universe? :)
Paulo – it’s always interesting to see the related articles linked to your quote..
Your Story in my Blog : Not Authentically Unhappy? by Dr NK Ranjan A few months back, I was travelling by an auto rickshaw. I was working on…
Quote of the Week Just before a dream is fulfilled, the Soul of the World decides to test everything…
Quote of the Week Unhappy people hate to be reminded that happiness exists. Save your energies! …
Only Gods and wild animals live in present,”others” have had or going to..
The best singers are not those loudly and often heard – like the sparrows twittering every day in the streets.
It is the nightingale singing his sweet melody when all the world is dark and quiet. He sings for the lovers and sleepless dreamers out in the night. He gives no answers, but the sound of his voice enters softly your heart. You cannot resist – the lovers answer with tender kisses, the dreamers with hopeful longings.
Monika (feels like singing)
That was lovely.
Your mentioning of Sparrow reminded me that Nichole Richie just had a son, and named him Sparrow….which for many are regarded a ‘dirty’ bird. Perhaps he will sing like his dad! Loud and all the time :)
The song of the bird – Anthony de Mello S. J.
The disciples were full of questions about God.
Said the Master, “God is Unknown, the Unknowable. Every statement about Him, every answer to your questions, is a distortion of the Truth.” The disciples were bewildered. “Then why do you speak about Him at all?” “Why does the bird sing?” said the Master.
With loving kindness,
Satora
ah! perfect ;o)
xxx
Dear Satora,
Is what you have shared here the context of the quote? It makes more sense now. Thanks for sharing.
Love,
Laxmi
The language of birds is the “tongue” of Secret Wisdom. Its vocabulary is myth, but its grammar is symbolism. If someone can understand it, he/she can talk to God. Birds may give an answer…
The last year I heard the song of a bird: “Lil gal, lil gal, teeth, teeth growing”. So joyfully!!! …Very soon the third molar tooth (wisdom tooth) appeared in my mouth. “Oh,” I said “’Little girl’ is getting older…” And that is not so joyfully. :D
a favourite tune for me is the Song Bird
sung by both Eva Cassidy and again by Fleetwood Mac
“for you, there’ll be no more crying.
for you, the sun will be shining.
And the song bird keeps singing
like they know the score…
and i love you, i love you,
i love you.
like never before
…………………………….
of the bird, the song bird…
here is something interesting quoted on the species..
This ‘bird song’ is essentially territorial in that it communicates the identity and whereabouts of an individual to other birds
and also signals sexual intentions.
It is not to be confused with bird calls, which are used for alarms and contact, and are especially important in birds that feed or migrate in flocks.
I love this song, used to play it on my piano… beautiful. Prefer Fleetwood Mac version though.
:-D
Sr. Paulo,
La cita de esta semana me ha parecido un poco dulce y a la vez salada como el mar.
Dulce por la sabiduría y salada por hacerte reflexionar sin llegar a ninguna conclusión tal vez.
Creo y corrígeme si me equivoco: el pájaro no canta por tener una solución a un problema que pueda tener o no, puede hacerlo por dos cosas, una; que cante porque quiera pero no por un problema, y segundo; dentro de la lluvia y tempestad, le nace cantar porque aunque no tenga ninguna solución a su problema, en ese momento, es lo único que le puede aliviar a su vacío.
*Deylun*
I can hear the birds singing outside my windrow right now!
It’s so beautiful, like sweet melodic music. Yes, that sentence is most true. They have a song in their hearts and they sing it to the world, creating beautiful music for us to hear.
Life wouldn’t be the same if we didn’t have any birds singing and making beautiful music.
In analogy, this is true too, we do we write, we say, we dance, because there is something in our hearts and by sharing it, we expand it.
xxoo
Dear Paulo,
I don’t fully understand the quote.
Maybe to understand the profoundity of this quote the context in which the quote was made would help.
love and Thanks ,
Laxmi
There’s a story… a legend, about a bird that sings just once in its life. From the moment it leaves its nest, it searches for a thorn tree… and never rests until it’s found one. And then it sings… more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. And singing, it impales itself on the longest, sharpest thorn. But, as it dies, it rises above its own agony, to outsing the lark and the nightingale. The thorn bird pays its life for just one song, but the whole world stills to listen, and God in his heaven smiles.
The thorn birds.
I think that we all search for our .. ‘thorn tree’ our .. LOVE.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
i love this story…
is it a christian one?
Your stories about Thorn bird, Nightingale, Swans and Artists take my breath away! Thank you Thelma BFF, Savita g/f & Annie sis so much.
Canta por el solo motivo de ser parte de la Creación. El sabe, sin tener que pensar, que sus trinos inundan los bosques de alegria, los parques, los jardines, los corazones de quienes le escuchan con bondad.
Así deberíamos escucharnos los unos a los otros. Y no interrumpir con frecuencia las conversaciones como solemos hacer todos, incluido yo mismo.
La melodia sería serena,equilibrada y guardaría armonia con nosostros.
Un placer,
Albert.
we live (just like the birds sing) only to live life itself, not beacuse we Already have answers. We don’t fight because we have answers, but because we are warriors, just like birds sing
Makes me think of art and the artist (whether a visual artist, a writer, a musician, or whatever). It is possible to create art that somehow serves as an “answer” but it is difficult, if not impossible, to create this sort of art consciously, intentionally. If one attempts to create art that is “activist” or “politically motivated,” for example, it often seems contrived. It might send the message, but it hardly qualifies as “art.”
The bird sings because it has a song. The artist creates from within. There might be a message embedded in that song – an answer to some problem which the world faces – but the bird is not conscious of that answer when it is creating its song. It is just singing the tune which bubbles up from within.
Art for the Arts sake.
The quote is wonderful. Doesn’t it say something about our desire to advice others? Here is a couple of approaches to wishing to share what your are;
GOOD ADVICE
Shun advice
at any price –
that’s what I call
good advice
by Piet Hein
&
KAHLIL THE HERETIC
Hear us, Oh Liberty;
Bring mercy, Oh Daughter of Athens;
Rescue us, Oh Sister of Rome;
Advise us, Oh Companion of Moses;
Help us, Oh Beloved of Mohammed;
Teach us, Oh Bride of Jesus;
Strengthen our hearts so we may live,
Or harden our enemies so we may perish
And live in peace eternally.
by Kahlil Gibran
Thank you Heart.
i think you are right – about it saying something of desiring to help others…
what is the saying..?!
.. we give more to another when we give of ourselves.
I have to remember that. For a while I was very didssapointed that my tutor seemed not to read my work. So I stoped writing… My mates always told me that I was writing for myself, to keep writing, without worry too much about tutors behaviour. They were right, and I lost time till I understood that. THAN ONCE I STARTED TO WRITE NO MATTER WHAT, PROF WAS ALMOST SAME, BUT, ALL CHANGED. mY WORK WAS READY, AND I FOUND OUT THAT MY TUTOR WAS ONLY TRUSTRING ME.hE LET ME DO MY WAY, BECAUSE HE SAW I AM ABLE TO DO THE WORK WELL. i NEEDED LITTLE CORRECTION ON SMALL THINGS.LOL
gREAT LESSON TO REMEMBER
We should do what we are meant to do, without overthinking the purpose of what we do..we should trust the magic that leads us in what we do…i know that it sounds a bit complicated..i am sorry..
Love to all,
Emi
I think it’s the opposite of complicated… it’s wonderfully simplistic.
“I know why the caged bird sings”
mmh, actually
‘I’ don’t ;o{
“The caged bird sings with a fearful trill,
of things unknown, but longed for still,
and his tune is heard on the distant hill,
for the caged bird sings of freedom. ”
— Maya Angelou
Laxmi,
You say that You don’t ecpecially understand caged birds (the people who keep birds caged. I ask, should there be a difference?
And what difference is there, if the caging is physical or mental? how many people are there who try to keep us mentally and our spirits under control. How many are there, who seed fear in us, and we live our lives as we would live in a cage, but actually we live in a free world.
And why especially birds? How about other animals? And animals in zoo… etc. etc.
Sometimes I’m the bird.
Sometimes I’m questioning.
Love,
Liina
We are the answer.. our song is our message.
“I am the light of the world”.
“I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings –
I know why the caged bird sings.”
- Paul Laurence Dunbar
thank you Catherine,
Maya Angelou is one of my favorites!
Love,
anca
Thanks for sharing these beautiful poems. I for one can’t stand to see birds caged. They were not created to be that way. I don’t feel so strongly for other caged animals as i do for the birds for some reason.
Compare the width of the sky and the whole earth to make their home to the width and expanse of a cage – what a torture!!!. I know some so called ‘ animal lovers’ who do have caged birds.
True bird lovers (my neighbour is one) just keep a bird feeder in their garden and grow trees /plants that sustains these beautiful creatures. This way they enjoy the beauty of the birds without having to cage them.
love,
Laxmi
Yr welcome sweet Alexandra.
Oh yeah, Annie! :) ORANGE. Color of… sexual fantasies, creativity…etc. So, forum on “Sexuality and Spirituality” should be your Tangerine this week! :)
..sounds right Catherine…as long as we let people find their own answers, and not enable them with our ‘help’.
you’re welcome!
apparently mary was inspired by the second poem/poet mentioned above… dunbar… to write her caged bird poem.
;0)
Yes in their .. language and .. vibration, dear Swannie!!
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
.. thankyou.. I didn’t know Einstein said that.
and bees are becoming extinct in the UK ;o(
we now have beekeeping aka conservation organisations ;o)
too much pollutants in farming is reason for bees disappearing me thinks.
Forgot to say:
More “CRUEL” is to put a female in a locked MALE’s cage on one side of the room, and a male locked up in a FEMALE’s cage on the other… THEN the Bird start singing.
Dear Catherine,
Thanks for the reply. It makes more sense reading your posts and others.
love,
Laxmi
Annie, love playing, lil gal? :D
Ok. If BEEthoven was a BEE, then the song of bees should be the European anthem: BEEthoven’s Ode to Joy (for those who do not believe in happiness, just in pure joy… :D)
And I have to tell it to my father! He is a beekeeper. Hmmm…. if bees listened to “ode to joy”, probably they would produce more honey…
Love!
Really, dear Annie! :D
My father is a beekeeper and “Domestic Stradivari”.
Picasso once got to talk to a passenger on a train, a photographer who was insisting his pictures gave a more correct images of the landscapes they were passing by on their journey, than Picasso’s paintings. The photographer even took out a photo and showed it to Picasso and said; ‘Look, there is a man standing there and a tree, just exactly like it is in the real world’ Where Picasso, with an embarrassed expression said; ‘Oh, isn’t that man a tad short and pretty flat’.
Love and Admiration,
Heart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thorn_Birds_%28TV_miniseries%29Dear Catherine, the Thron birds, was a TV. series.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Thank you, Thelma.
That’s not a pretty site Annie!!
Don’t believe everything men tell you Annie…we know they love to exaggerate in these matters.. I just noticed some ‘workshop’ for couples by an Indian guru, they have to have sex with the man in lingram (limp dick, not aroused) to take away this constant performance pressure for men…and as you probably know, with our g-spot just inside the opening of vulva, a lingram will do just fine at times, and even be an advantage for women who might get hurt when a man stuff a fully aroused cock in her. (God what do we call these private parts to be decent?)
Sorry,,, off topic yes!!!
I’m TRYING to think of a way to get this back on topic, but alas, I can not! I think it belongs in the forum though: Sex as exercise.. not sure that one has been covered yet! Not exactly sacred, but at least it has a purpose!
lol
Rock n’ Roll? Jazz? Classial? A bit of pop? :-D
interesting…
hummmm….good.i hope your brother dealt with it, in a good way though…
Well said Catherine, that teacher sounds dreadful…
I was effectively expelled because although I was deemed to be very intelligent at the time, had crazy coloured hair and wore a short skirt!
How Shocking!!!
;-D
Thanks Heart! Love the sentiment: don’t think, ACT! :)
Dear Catherine,
thank you for the post, I just have read it. There is also a second reason mentioned for bird’s singing. I will quote here (you can read all in the link above):
“The second reason for the dawn chorus is to advertise a mate. When doing this, males sing songs that are longer and more complex than their repetitive ones used for territorial defence. Singing is an honest indication to a female of the males quality and fitness because it is an energy intensive activity. If a male has the excess energy to sing a long, loud, complicated song after a night without food, he must be a good, strong forager and live in a productive territory. This is what the females want.”
;-) Monika
For me, to be free means not to be afraid to go to the end of my thought. And that is my song.
and, happy birthday to you!!!!
best wishes ;o)
Cx
sorry – did i read correctly..
the couples have to have sex with the Indian guru??
;o//
well my mum took him out of the school… it was destroying my brother too much.. he would be in tears after school each day ;o/
we all went for long walks to cheer him up after school.
but yes, hes a resilient boy ;o)
still gregarious thankfully to this day.
apparently the headteacher died prematurely some years ago.
i dont know how these types became teachers to begin with… perhaps it is because they are completely asexual?
it’s insane… all the teachers being bullies…
do they think it is in their job description??!!!
i dont agree with fear in teaching…
people learn if they are inspired.
i hope parents will always speak up if the child won’t.
;o)
even i wonder, does nobody notice that they have a major FAULT?i was bullied by my teacher too, she physically hurt me, but i was a kid and kind of ignored it completely as i grew, she then bullied my little brother but he was older then, my brother told her upfront, that he won’t take all that crap and will give it all right back to her, she understood him nicely i guess, she stopped bullying him after that, and now another teacher has started bullying him…so…it all is a part of this wonderful life…
Oh Annie, I was disapointed; I thought I was going to ‘see’ you and listen to your beautiful voice!
Love,
Mamma Thelma xxx
Thanks you Annie ! I like very much this picture.Your friend had a good idea to give it to you because your soul is also beautiful that a swan.
Light & Love for a butterfly ;-)
Beautiful. XXX
Thank you Heart,
One could do a lot worse than use Picasso as a role model in life and it’s a poignant story in itself in relation to today’s world.
Rgds,
Shane.
what i meant to say – sorry am too distracted today – was that, yes… i think it remembering or rather being reminded by someone i trust.. that we ALL come from that pure free place
and knowing that is indeed liberation
Thank you dear Catherine for your wishes.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Beautiful Swannie and Paul, especially his voice and your … verse!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Dear Liina,
There should be no difference , logically thinking, about feeling strongly between a caged (physcially caged) bird or animals….as i said for some strange reason, a caged bird affects me more ..feels very unjust. Maybe I am biased towards birds ;).
Thinking a bit more about the unexplainable/strange reason, it maybe because the caged bird represents to my unconsious mind the ‘mental’/'spritiual’ caging by society, by the ones we love and by those who say they love us. The kind you talk about.
Maybe because i subconsiously want to be a bird ..free to fly as high and wide but still if i want land on earth and be one with the other creatures
And..maybe so that i can sing a song whenever i want to and don’t have to give an answer to anyone ;)
love,
Laxmi
Laxami,
great reasoning.
Btw. I just read that sentence of my own ‘should there be a reason’. I actually wrote it wrongly. I meant it in the way that SHOULD THERE BE A REASON TO DIFFER, WHICH ANIMAL IS IN THE CAGE. Or perhaps that if the cage was mental or physical.
It was my wrong expression. But You answered to the question.
Anyway, thanks for replying.
Love,
Liina
I totally second everything Annie writes.
what wonderful magical expressions your face has xxx
Ha ha, I laugh now because you so kind. But I almost decided to give up, today morning I tried many times all ways, but same… Maybe Supi help me now>>> Hope I will understand where I do wrong. Have a nice time, see you again soon, you singing was so nice a surprise.
Love
Alexandra
ha ha ha, I sent it hoping was only me not hearing…
Annie, and I like “alo-ha”!
I will confess to singing happy birthday to Thelma, but did not submit the video because I was too embarrassed!
Maybe one day!
With love, Daniel
Annie… I actually tried to record a song dedicated to you and Thelma… I tried 3 times and deleted it each time. Hehe. This doesn’t mean I have given up. I love singing…and one day I’ll sing for you.
I admire you so much for just open up and sing for us in your first clip. Aloha or Hola or Ciao!!!!!!!
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