The bird that just flew away

I belong to one of those families where job have seized the quality time with each other and technology has created a finite distance in our family relationship. After I aced my medical entrance exam, it remained about a week for my orientation class. I had no any particular work to do, except to get excited about my new life in hostel and a medical career. I always wished for that. I am used to of sitting alone along with my puppy for whole morning and day till my parents arrive home at night.

It was a rainy day and I was reading a novel. When I went to kitchen to drink a glass of water, something furiously flew over that scared daylight out of me. I came out to see what it was and to my surprise, a small baby bird was lying in my courtyard. I slowly went closer to it but, it didn't even move. It was gazing to my eyes and I felt a strong bond inside me, like a friend whom I met after a long gap or somebody who was so close to me departed earlier. I had no idea what it would eat but still I offered some grains. It didn't eat. Then I searched for a bottle cover to offer some water as it would fit its size. Perhaps it was searching his mother. I kept bottle cover in front of it but, it kept on staring me. I felt so affectionate that I raised the cover and fed it. Its beak could hardly sip a drop. After every sip, we looked at each other and talked but, not with words. Very soon it drank the water. I was relieved. It was like feeding my own soul. I took some photograph and picked it up in my palm. Suddenly it flew away. It was so majestic to have such blissful moment with it. It was destined to fly away and I can't lament for it was gone. Sometimes, simply life teaches us something valuable in small moments. We learn to live, learn to enjoy and love but we can't keep everything we adore in life. Something is just meant to be cherished and let it go.

P.S I didn't write this post. This was the sole writing of Seema Adhikari. The picture was also taken by her. Beautiful Isn't it?