Funnu tumbles out of the shell and is exposed to a myriad of new conditions. The darkness phases away into a dull orange (as light struck his closed eyes); the cramped room inside the shell broke into a comfortable nest; the initial chill blocked by his parents warm feathers. All these new conditions made him fairly excited.
He is feeling excited for the first time in his life (finally something new other than the mundane shell life), and he knows not what to do of it. It is a new and strange feeling to him, he is in so much space for the first time; he starts to move all his limbs, which seems to vent some of his excitement. And now he starts to shout out of excitement, as if to mark his arrival into the world. It feels good and he keeps on shouting.
Moments later Funnu sleeps off all the shouting and moving around. This was indeed the most arduous physical activity he had ever done. While all the excitement has exhausted Funnu into a sleep, I feel reasonably excited as well. By now I have figured out that Funnu is a bird, of what kind can only be found when the eyes are open.
Birds are impulsive creature’s driven by their conscious. Although only time will tell if Funnu will listen to me as well, but it will be better than being with a human. The most horrible part with humans being that grown ups actually teach the young ones to trust some norms humans have devised more than their conscious. Leaving that behind me, I look forward to flying with Funnu.
While I look into my hindsight, Funnu wakes up to some music. For him everything is new and this continues to excite him as well. And as he enjoys the music in his own way, I too enjoy listening to one of my favorites after a long time….
P.S. : Original photograph by Kamal Kishore Rana, published here by his permission (click here to see the original image)
Song which wakes Funnu: Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Youtube search)
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good one…:)