The Bird, My Symbol
The Bird, My Symbol | | |
| The symbol of a bird represents who I truly am in
many different ways. | |
| Just as a bird,
such as an eagle, seems to represent freedom, I am a very free-spirited person of sorts. I love the freedom to choose what to do or what not to do. I feel no chains holding me down, and try to soar to my greatest heights. |  |
| I also have a special love for music, which a
song-bird possesses. I love to sing too. Each tune or melody has a different ring to my ears. Each one touches my heart in a different way. |  |
| Sometimes I’m like an owl, since I love the
night. My inner self crawls out of the darkness and flies past the moon. I inhale the freshness of the evening, and feel the coolness of the breeze. |  |
| A colorful parrot symbolizes the times when I
am colorful with creativity. |  |
| At times, I
feel bewildered, and swept into the crowd, feeling foolish copying others just to get by, like a parrot mimicking and copying others’ speech. | |
| When I am bullied and taken advantage of, I feel like a tiny sparrow, searching for its mother. |  |
| When proud and feeling assured, I am a condor spreading out its wings to show its power. |  |
| When trying to bring good to others, I am a blue-jay bringing good luck to the local farmer’s crops. |  |
| As I
continue to sing my melody, I am the nightingale in some Chinese paradise, singing to a long-forgotten king. |  |
| All
these birds symbolize my many characteristics and personalities, and combine to make up who I really am. |