THE COMPANY WE KEEP

by ourchristiancountry on June 11, 2010

hiswitness posted:

There are two old proverbs that we quote often; Birds of a feather flock together. Even though there are 9000 known species if birds in the world, they are selective. They find safety in their numbers. When they fly some take turns in breaking the winds resistance for others as they migrate.Elizabeth Browning writes, Near all birds will sing a dawn, and yet we do not take the chaffing swallow for the Holy Lark. We know them by sight and song. Birders can recognize them can listen and tell you what kind they are.The other saying is, We are known by the company we keep. Abraham Lincoln expanded it to say, And, we are known by the company we kept out.There is something endearing about birds that we feed thm, although nature does a pretty good job; we paint them put them in aviaries, now even cleanse them when they…

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