10 Reality

REALITY  10

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      Phil, the editor wishes to explain that this is a fable invented by animals who represent, to him , alone, characters in his life that he cherishes and teases the reader into seeing life as a game, never lost or won but simply played-out in the grand scheme of the universe with infinity as a scoreboard.

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     “What a beautiful day to live in Dominica. How fortunate we are to be able to reach out to humans. The trees are singing to us using the wind as their conductor,” squawked Shazam the Amazon parrot.

     “What’s all the eloquence about? Let’s get on with the show. I don’t like having to perch this long anywhere for anyone,” squealed Fregata the frigate bird.

     “Well, you could think about the rest of us, especially those who don’t fly.

We turtles are very sure footed but never airborne. Patience and groundedness are our virtues,” rumbled Myrtle the turtle.

    “ La-de-da,” returned Fregata. You turtles just abandon your young while we take care of our babies for 9 months.”

     Mary, the facilitating white pelican, sensed that her good offices were needed and gently cooed, “Look a little deeper into the strategy of Mom Nature. Turtles cannot watch over their young as birds do, so they have many little tikes hoping some will survive. The frigate bird only has one chick so it must be carefully nurtured for 9 months. And that is why we are here. Survival takes many paths.”  .   . …. “ But think about it this way. Humans are wrangling over each other’s color, religion, and parking spaces. They are in need of our help, so, you all are way ahead of them.”

    Bosco, the border collie, barked, “ I would like to get on with the task at hand. What is the human problem?”  

      King, the ring-necked kingfisher rattled, “Let’s name a few such as greed, too much speed, and much too much ego. And those are only the intentional  flaws. Consider the faults of human omission such as: failure to nurture, failure to attend to elder experience, failure to heed Mom Nature, and so on….to name a few.”

       “So, in addition to all of that, King droned on, “humans feeling the pain overreact and compensate with bizarre chemical remedies such as tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, Maryjane, and love-free orgasms. “

     Hooie hooted, “ Wait just a damn minute. Is it really that bad? What an order , I can’t go through with it.”

      “If Mom Nature is the reason we are all here then there is no choice. We owe her our life,” Ducky quacked. “ This is reality and we can handle it.”