WILLOW 4

 

The willow stood alone again in the forest. The wounded sparrow having regained her strength had soared off to her home land to take care of some business, but vowed to return as soon as she could. The willow was undecided about wanting the sparrow back, for while they had a fight bond there was always the feeling that the sparrow had impeded the willow. And the willow needed to soar again.

 

Meanwhile the willow was receiving occasional visits from a lovely white dove. The willow still felt something familiar about the dove but was apprehensive about the eagle that protected the dove. The dove promised to take the willow flying and reassured him that the eagle was allowing them to fly. One day the willow accepted the doves invitation and off they flew. Slowly at first just darting among the other trees, then gradually they flew higher, but not so high as to touch the sun. And as they flew the willow could feel the doves love and the willow grew to understand. It wasn't until he was flying free with the dove that the willow could see how the sparrow's love was not enough for him for he needed to fly. The willow knew that no matter what happened between him and the dove, he could never allow the sparrow to light on his branches again. The sparrow from her great distance had a sense of this already and was beginning to worry; but there was nothing she could do about it, the willow had already begun to let go.

 

With this new self awareness the willow pulled up his roots restoring to the form of a dove. He was again happy touching the lives of others and living his true self And whether he flew alone or with the other dove it didn't really matter, for he knew that he only had to be true to himself to be truly happy.

LMB 1994