LITTLE SPARROW BECOMES A REDEEMER!

 

REFLECTION FOR LENT:




BRIGHT AND WHILE LITTLE SPARROW BECOMES A REDEEMER OF BLACK CROWS!

CONTEXT: ON 02.03.2023, Chintu Sparrow, white and bright started playing with a black and dark little crow. Mother Sparrow got furious and warned! "Never, ever play with him who's so ugly, dark and dim."


 

Chintu Sparrow: 

But why mom, 

That little crow

Feels so loney and low!  


Mother Sparrow:  

Why? 

It is so dark and dirty.

You are so white and beauty!


Chintu Sparrow: 

So what?

Why not


Mother Sparrow:  

Listen! Listen to the (my) reason. 

Playing and playing with that darkling 

You also...becoming.

Black bird us dirtying. 

I warn you!

If you continue

I and my retinue

Will nail you on the cross 

Know! Here I am the boss!! 

 

 Chintu Sparrow:       

Yes, yes, my mom, am cute and white!

But if my friend the dark crow

Plays and plays with me,

Today and tomorrow

With tears and sorrow

It will become white as snow!



So, saying, the little SPARROW spread wide its wings! Felt the warmth of the Spirit and zoomed to the tree where many many black crows with our chintu crows were petulant waiting to play with Chintu Sparrow and become white and bright! 

(Based on a Kannada poem by Shri Venkateshamurthy)

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