Couple of months ago when I moved to the new place, I hung outside my window a bird feeder. Not knowing much about this little birds, I assumed that as soon as I hung this bird feeder outside, a multitude of beautiful birds would be swooping to have some food. But, days, weeks and months went by; NO BIRDS, to my surprise.
I asked so many people what to do? What was I doing wrong? "Nothing" most of them replied. "Just wait." So I waited, waited and waited trying everything possible, to attract these birds.
I cleaned off the deck, I changed the feed, I washed the feeders, I even made the cat go out the other door! But nothing seemed to work. So, I waited, "with patience and hope."
Two months later, last Saturday afternoon, I FROZE! Seeing birds near the bird feeder. All of a sudden few birds were appearing from everywhere!
What a beautiful lesson I learned from this little creature. "Patience and hope" and "things" will attract the beautiful things in life. I never realized how much patience I really do have and how much I do rely upon "hope" to sort out the questions in my heart.
So I keep hoping and waiting, waiting and hoping. I will try to use this "little lesson" with so many other things in my life. I guess "patience is a virtue" after all.
