Lessons from Nature: True-Blue

Yes! I am aware that the picture is very attractive. It is indeed a very beautiful bird, and I suppose that is what makes it the National bird of India. I happened to meet this guy or gal and I’m in love with it even though I am not certain of its gender. If you get an opportunity to meet this beauty, I’m sure you too will be in love with it. This champion is still young and as per google guru, the sex of the peafowl can be identified only after 9 months or when they are a year old. So even though I’m pretty convinced it’s a peahen, not to hurt the sentiments of those who are giving their teeth into proving that it’s a male I shall refer to it as a peafowl.

           

            I have been observing this peafowl whom we call Pico or Pica (based on what we consider its sex is), and it never ceases to amaze me. If you ask me about its behaviour, I’ll be very honest, it is as notorious as any other peafowl. It is literally the enemy of a beautiful Garden. It also gets annoying sometimes because it follows me everywhere even to my room. At times it comes so close to me that I’m afraid that it may peck me. Enough of the complains! A peafowl is naturally very beautiful and a majestic bird. But that’s not it, this guy has given me a lot of food for thought. This Peafowl is like a Labrador it will always be around the owner seeking for attention and it being around you is a treat for everyone’s eyes. It has been a very loyal bird so far. I have titled this small reflection as ‘True-blue’ because this bird is extremely loyal so much so that when you leave the house you must dodge it in such a way that it isn’t aware of where you have gone or you will find it following you. The peafowl also cries out at regular intervals to make its presence felt. If it’s not around you, its enough to whistle and it will cry out aloud and come in search of you. If a bird can be so faithful, we have all the more reasons to imbibe this quality in our lives too. We see many a time people ditch their own employers or those who do good to them, for a little extra money or for some privileges. People who roam with hands around your shoulders can in no time change and be the ones grumbling about you. Loyalty and faithfulness are becoming rare virtues. Let’s try to bring about a change. Change won’t be possible if we point out fingers and begin complaining that the other person has been unfaithful. We must take a personal commitment that we will be faithful no matter what happens.

            True-blue! pun intended …. Yes! This bird is blue in colour (a very attractive blue in fact) but here when I say true blue my main purpose is to lay emphasis on its extreme sense of loyalty that this bird shows.