Twenty years later when the boy was grown, the people were distraught about a small, peace-loving country being invaded by a great super power. The boy, now a man, wasn\u2019t perplexed at all by this situation. He didn\u2019t think twice about not supporting Ukraine. He said to his son, who was perplexed by the current situation, \u201cLet nature run its course. It\u2019s a just a matter of survival of the fittest.\u201d His son heard his words. \u201cBut Dad, why are you so sure letting Russia just take over Ukraine is the right thing?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cOh, son, I know its right because our great leader says so. And he knows best about such things.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n The boy began to cry and could not stop crying. He refused to eat and became very frail and thin. The doctors couldn\u2019t find anything wrong with him that would cause him to become so weak and so close to death. Finally, the father asked the boy why he was doing this to himself. The boy spoke with great difficulty, because he was so weak. Through his tears, he confessed, \u201cgrandpa told me the story of you, the sick bird and the hawk. Grandpa realized that he and grandma were wrong in telling you to return the bird to nature. But their pride kept them from admitting they were wrong to you. Ukraine is like that little bird you chose not to help, Dad.\u201d His father was in tears as he listened in shock. He realized he had stopped thinking for himself. \u201cI\u2019m sorry son.\u201d And he nursed the boy back to health, feeding him a little at a time, just he wanted to do with the bird. In time, the boy was back to his old self and they developed a far more meaningful relationship because of the challenge they faced together.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"little](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maniscalcogallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/little-bird.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1\")
This is a story about a boy whose parents talked him out of caring for an injured bird he found on his way home from school. \u201cGet that thing out of here,\u201d his mother scolded. \u201cHe\u2019s full of germs!\u201d \u201cLet nature run its course,\u201d said his father. \u201cIt\u2019s wrong to interfere in nature.\u201d With tears in his eyes, the boy returned the bird to the place he found it. As he turned to walk away a great Hawk whipped in and grabbed the helpless bird in his talons and flew away with his tender meal. <\/span><\/p>\nRelated<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n