# The Crow, the Swan, the Parrot & the Peacock

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- Published: 2021-02-11T12:02:24-04:00
- Author: Paul Tuck

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The Crow, the Swan, the Parrot & the Peacock

 

AUTHOR: Unknown

The crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he
saw a swan. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. This swan must
be the happiest bird in the world.”

He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling
that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two colors. 
I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation.” The crow then approached
the parrot. The parrot explained, “I lived a very happy life until I saw a peacock.
I have only two colors, but the peacock has multiple colors.”

The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered
to see him. After the people had left, the crow approached the peacock. “Dear peacock,”
the crow said, “you are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see 
you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are the happiest
bird on the planet.”

The peacock replied, “I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happy bird
on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped in this zoo. I have examined
the zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only bird not kept
in a cage. So for past few days, I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could
happily roam everywhere.”

That’s our problem too. We make unnecessary comparison with others and become sad.
We don’t value what God has given us.  This all leads to the vicious cycle of unhappiness.
Learn to be happy in what you have instead of looking at what you don’t have.   
There will always be someone who will have more or less than you have. The person
who is satisfied with what he/she has, is the happiest person in the world.

**Reflection Question:** _ What is something about yourself that you may have taken
for granted, but for which you are thankful?_