Any creature held captive in a cage of any sort is cruel.
For this reason, I cannot begin to appreciate art or design that further popularizes the notion of the birdcage.
Seeing and hearing birds is a wonderful and hope-filled reminder of freedom. That it exists. Despite us.
During the initial lock-down here in South Africa as trucks and cars, planes and trains and we, all came to a standstill, many friends said how they were noticing and loving hearing the birds sing.
There is so much to be found in silence and in stillness; beauty, freedom, joy; hope … and knowing.
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““In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” - Robert Lynd ”