Precious Lesson for Love...

There was once a lonely girl who longed desperately for love. One day while shewas walking in the woods she found two starving song birds. She took them homeand put them in a small gilded cage. She nurtured them with love and the birdsgrew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a marvelous song. The girl feltgreat love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever.

One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of thetwo birds flew from the cage. The girl watched anxiously as he circled highabove her. She was so frightened that he would fly away and she would never seehim again that as he flew close, she grasped at him wildly. She caught him inher fist. She clutched him tightly within her hand. Her heart gladdened at hersuccess in capturing him.

Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened herhand stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate clutching love had killed him.She noticed the other bird teetering on the edge of the cage. She could feel hisgreat need for freedom. His need to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air.

The bird circled once,twice, three times. The girl watched delighted at the bird's enjoyment. Herheart was no longer concerned with her loss.

She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softlyon her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody, she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight, the best way to keep loveis to give it -- WINGS!

Cheers...