I met some friends for lunch today. We’ve known each other for eons, ever since going on an epic summer vacation together early in our college years. Although we’ve not always stayed in close contact, we re-connected a few years ago and now have epic lunches together. We were all born in the same year. I won’t tell you what year that was, but I will tell you that we’re all so old that not one of us thought to get a group selfie today. Oh well… In honor of their friendship, I dedicate today’s blog post to Lori, Sara and Teresa, friends of the highest caliber.
Interview with a Crow
Reporter: Mr. Crow, we are all interested to know what you think about certain current events.
Crow: Spring is coming. I must make my nest.
Reporter: Oh, please pardon me – I meant Mrs. Crow. I mean, Ms! Ms Crow! Of course, nest making is an advanced art, an engineering feat. And with little ones on the way, you must be so concerned about the news of the virus going around.
Crow: Perhaps you didn’t hear me. Spring is coming. I must make my nest.
Reporter: We certainly can appreciate you being in a state of preparedness, Ms. Crow, and we are all confident that your nest will be a marvel of ingenuity and completely up to code. These things can get so very complicated.
Crow: The One who made me tells me when and how to make my nest. The time is now.
Reporter: So what will you do about the virus? Surely you’ve given it some thought in these frightening times.
Crow: Spring is coming. I must make my nest.
Reporter: I think we’ve covered that topic, thank you. Well, what do you think about the political scene?
Crow: Spring is coming–
Reporter: –yes, and you must make your nest. But surely that can’t be all you think about! We must all do our part in becoming educated about the issues that divide or threaten us in our communities. Sometimes we must put aside our “nest making” to devote ourselves to more important things.
Crow: You must do what you are made to do, and I must do what I am made to do. I hope you know what you were made to do.
Reporter: Well, I wasn’t actually made, and neither were you. Haven’t you ever heard of evolution?
Crow: How odd to forget the One who made you. I begin to understand the strange nature of your questions. Nevertheless, spring is nearly upon us. I must make my nest. Goodbye.
I’ll probably delete this in the morning.
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