The Birds

1. Lesson In Perseverance

2. Have yo u e ve r watc he d birds
whe n the y have to fac e adve rs e c irc ums tanc e s ?

3. The y s pe nd day afte r day we aving the ir ne s ts , c o lle c ting
building mate rials , s o me time s bro ug ht fro m dis tant plac e s …

4. ... and whe n it is almo s t re ady and the y are pre pare d to lay
e g g s , ac tio ns o f the we athe r, human be ing s o r o the r
animals de s tro y the ne s t whic h was built with s o muc h
c are , e ffo rt and lo ve .

5. What do e s
the bird
do ?
S to ps and
g ive s up ?

6. No t at all!
S tarts o ve r and o ve r ag ain , until the firs t e g g s are laid in
the ne s t.

7. Many time s , jus t be fo re c hic ks are bo rn , an animal, a c hild ,
a s to rm o nc e ag ain de s tro ys the ne s t, but no w with its
pre c io us c o nte nts .

8. It hurts s tarting fro m ze ro ... But in s pite o f it all, the bird
ne ve r hus he s o r g ive s up , c arrie s o n s ing ing and building ,
building and s ing ing .

9. Have yo u e ve r fe lt that yo ur life , yo ur wo rk, yo ur family ,
yo ur frie nds , are no t what yo u dre amt o f?
Do yo u fe e l like s aying : “That’s e no ug h , it is no t wo rth
the e ffo rt, this is to o muc h fo r me ? ”

10. Are yo u tire d o f s tarting o ve r and o ve r ag ain the s trug g le o f
e ve ryday life , the be traye d trus t, the faile d dre ams , the
bro ke n pro mis e s , the unre ac he d g o als , whe n yo u we re
almo s t g e tting the re ?

11. Eve n if life hurts yo u ag ain and ag ain , do no t g ive up ! Pray
and put yo ur ho pe s in fro nt o f yo u and g o fo rward ! Do no t
wo rry if yo u g e t s c arre d in this pro c e s s , it is s o me thing yo u
c an e xpe c t.
Co lle c t all the bits and pie c e s o f yo ur bro ke n ho pe s and
dre ams ,
put the m to g e the r, and g o fo rward ag ain .

12. Do e s no t matte r ho w many o bs tac le s yo u have to
o ve rc o me .
Do no t lo o s e c o urag e . Trus t Go d and ke e p o n g o ing in
faith .
Life is a c o ns tant c halle ng e , but it is wo rth to ac c e pt it…
And abo ve all… Like the birds …

13. Ke e p o n s ing ing !
Author of original Slide Show: Unknown
Translation from Portuguese: Pedro & M Ramos – Dowerglen, RSA – Sep/
ila 07
M usic: Nightingale’ s Serenade (a.k.a. Toselli’ s Serenade)