This story was told to me as being a true one and not a fable.
Over two hundred years ago there was a baby bird who had fallen out of its nest. When she hit the ground she broke a wing. She was young, helpless and now handicapped and her mother was no where in sight.
A cow happened to walk by and dropped a cow pie… and it landed directly on top of the little bird. The pie covered the poor bird completely. The little bird was not visible at all but began chirping like crazy!
A farmer then rode by on his horse and suddenly heard consistent and rapid bird chirping… but it sounded like it was coming from the ground. He stopped and got off his horse to see where all the happy tweets were coming from. He looked around with a puzzled look on his face and then realized that the chirping was coming from underneath a rather large cow pie about 3 feet away.
The farmer put on his latex gloves (oh, maybe they didn't have those 200 years ago…) and uncovered the bird from underneath the pie. He rushed the bird home and cleaned it off well, he fed it and nurtured it until the wing was healed. The farmer became very fond of the little bird.
The farmer was bothered by one thing though. From the moment the bird was removed from the cow pie, it stopped chirping happily. The farmer couldn't understand why because he did the best he could to help the bird recover. But the bird never chirped. Not even once.
One day a holy Sage happened to come through the farmer's town. This Sage had a special gift which was communicating with animals. He had the wisdom that enabled him to speak to them and understand what they were saying. The farmer asked the Sage to come to his farm and talk to the little bird to see why she stopped chirping.
The Sage went to the farm and asked the bird what happened. "Why did you stop chirping? The farmer rescued you from the dung and took care of you and helped you to recover. Why don't you ever chirp now and why were you chirping so happily while under the dung?" asked the Sage.
The bird replied "I was all alone in the world with no one to help me. I fell out of my nest and was cold and miserable and didn't know if I would ever feel comfort again. Then, all of sudden, a lovely and warm mass enveloped my body. I was completely covered with this mass and I was snug and felt protected and safe. Then, the farmer comes and takes me out of my comfort zone and my warm place, and rinses all of it off and puts me in this nice and clean environment. Why should I be chirping now? It was so nice before, and I was so warm and cozy and comfortable where I was."
This story is relevant today because so many don't understand that they too are living underneath a cow pie and find it quite comfortable. Too many are blinded by the mass and the masses are blind.
Rinsing off the mass (mess) leaves us vulnerable and sometimes we might think that it's better to be back underneath the dung than to face the challenges and growth that lie ahead.
It is easy to become comfortable with unhealthy things and places.
What unhealthy coverings do you find comfort in?
Speaking of coverings… did you know that your teeth will NEVER be covered with anything if you brush with Tooth Soap®?
It's true.
Your teeth and gums don't ever have to be under any unhealthy coverings again. Tooth Soap® will clean your teeth so well you will start chirping and you won't stop no matter how many times you rinse out your mouth.
