by Whysper » Mon May 10, 2010 2:23 pm
terrible, but so true. It's horrible for the duck, but for the eagle it's a success story. More to the point, it proved to be a life lesson for the group laughing at the silly duck. There wasn't a happy face in the crowd afterwards.
How easy it seems to laugh at others misfortunes, until we see the reality of it all.
I remember a number of years back when my mother in law decided it was a great idea to get baby ducks for all the girls, without asking. I was the only one who thought this was a horrible idea. The first night the girls forgot to put the duckies back in the shed there was a night time feasting. The girls were horrified, while mom and mom-in-law consoled the girls with "oh it wasn't your fault", I was stuck with a lump in my chest. It was their fault. They were put in charge of the lives of those ducks and they failed to live up to their responsibility. Oh no, said Mom-in-law, they were too young to be responsible. "guess that means the person who gave them too them was responsible then" I replied. Oh they were just ducks, no big deal, she said.
I always wonder about people who have no respect for life, even a little duck.
Don't blame me, I'm working on rule number 14.
