Sometime back,I looked out of my shop window and noticed a bird was just starting to build a nest in between the metals of the AC’s outdoor unit,I made a mental note to take it out before it builds any further because I felt it was an ‘odd’ place to build a nest. I forgot all about it.

Last week,I glanced out again and saw the nest,it looked crooked and though it seemed uncompleted,some of the grass was still fresh,so I decided to pull it out once and for all and before the bird begins to lay eggs. I opened my window and started taking it out bit by bit,it was deeply embedded and I had to pull and tug at it,one huge thug and a small and very colourful bird flew out suddenly, it startled me like I probably did it too.

Did I stop?no,I tugged one last time and there they were,newly hatched,raw looking baby birds???I felt awful?I had no idea it had laid and even hatched its eggs,the nest looked unfinished, like it was still under construction,how did I not guess?I began to try to repair the damage but how?I didn’t have the expertise needed,I didn’t have a beak and nimble claws,I was almost in tears,I was so mad at myself as I tried to repair the damage I had done?
I tucked it back as best as I could, I could still see one of the hatchlings somewhat exposed and I just knew even if the bird came back( which was unlikely)and the hatchlings somehow made it,that particular one won’t make it,this made me really sad,for some days I pondered on it and wondered why I didn’t just leave well enough alone.

First,I assumed I knew better than the bird by thinking that place was unsuitable for the nest?.I also judged the nest based on its crooked look and freshness,I assumed it was still under construction. Now that I think about it,this is the first time I am actually seeing a nest that up close,so what exactly made me an expert on bed nests,suitable positions for them,how they should look and so on?

A lot of times,we are all like this;we think we know it all?We judge people by how they look,we think we know best how they should look,talk and behave?We treat people in our lives the way we think they should be treated, not how they would like to be treated. We sometimes cause irreparable damage to our relationship with loved ones,family and friends by our attitudes, words or actions. Just before you tear out ‘that bed nest’,think about it,then think about it,and think about it again.
Have a good weekend friends?