Do You Have A Bird Brain?

Today I went to the neighborhood park to continue my recently revived exercise routine.  Real exercise enthusiasts would consider my activity a leisurely stroll, but to me it was a serious workout!  As I ran-(ok walked) on the cement trail, I came across the scene depicted in the picture you see in this post.  Most of you know that I tend to find messages in unique scenarios that I come across in life.  Today was no different.

I noticed that the ducks, or possibly geese were huddled up together just outside the fence to the ponding basin that borders the park.  They were all obviously birds, but as you can see in the picture, there were a couple of brown or gray birds, a black bird and one that was white.  It was interesting to me that they didn't seem to mind that they were all different colors.  They were perfectly content, at least from my perspective, to hang out together in spite of their obvious outward differences.  Beneath all of their feathers were creatures simply known as birds.

It struck me that perhaps having a bird brain was not so bad after all.  Apparently a bird's brain is wise enough to see beyond the differences of other birds and realize that they were all birds.  They realized that it was better to be together with birds that were different, than to be alone.  They realized that separating each other by feather color or bird type was not necessary.  Apparently the brain of a bird is smart enough not to worry about what other birds may have said about birds of another color or other species of birds. 

I could go on, but I think you get the point.  Us humans are supposed to be wiser than birds, but from the way we treat people of different political parties, different religious beliefs, different races or anyone who is just different, having a bird brain appears to be a better option.  Obviously I'm being a bit sarcastic to make a point, but do you have a bird brain, or do you simply have a human brain that is incapable of seeing beneath the surface of our uniqueness and simply see that in spite of our differences, we are all human?

Thanks for reading!