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| Animal Registered user Username: Animal Post Number: 633 Registered: 7-2008  |
THE BUZZARD, THE BAT AND THE BUMBLEBEE If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top. BAT The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash. BUMBLEBEE A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself. PEOPLE In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up. Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, but Faith looks up!! KEEP LOOKING UP!!!!!!! | ||
| Hec Registered user Username: Hec Post Number: 465 Registered: 3-2009 |
I like this. Hec | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 7382 Registered: 3-2004  |
Love it!!!Keep looking up!!! Diana L | ||
| Skeeter Registered user Username: Skeeter Post Number: 249 Registered: 12-2007 |
COOL ! I agree :-) | ||
| Pegg Registered user Username: Pegg Post Number: 241 Registered: 2-2006 |
Very nice. I was thinking of my attachment to my SDA way of thinking before Jesus gave me sight. Pegg  | ||
| Philharris Registered user Username: Philharris Post Number: 1804 Registered: 5-2007  |
This forum is educational in ways I would not have anticipated: Yesterday, thanks to Colleen, I went out and got the ingredients to make 'ham hocks and split pea soup. And, I followed the advice of George. From now on I will do it George's way. Thanks George. Then, I had reason to recall something Animal said about bats. Today, I was removing the window trim on our home so we can repaint. Upon removal, there was a bat clinging to the wall. It is a bright day and it defiantly didn't want to fly. How to rescue the poor thing? Ah haw, I knew from the forum that bats can not take off from a flat surface, so I went and got my painters cup, a putty knife and tongs from the kitchen. I put the cup under the bat and flicked it into the cup with the putty knife. Then, I took it over to my shop (Man Cave to Surfy) where there are all sorts of 'bat friendly' dark crevices and gently lifted it into place with the tongs. The bat is happy and the more bats in my yard the better. They are the night patrol who eat all the those pesky flying insects. Thanks Animal and the bat thanks you to. Phil | ||
| Animal Registered user Username: Animal Post Number: 678 Registered: 7-2008 |
It is truly an honor to serve a friend. Tell the bat hi for me Animal |
