I am a singing bird. I grew up among ducks. I tried to be like them like how they swam, how they caught a fish in the pond, and how they quacked. But I could not be like them. I could not swim as good as them. I could not dive into the water to catch a fish. I could not quack like them. I felt so bad about myself. I questioned myself, “Why am I so bad? Why can’t I be like them? Why my brain does not work like them?” But in my heart, I heard the voice, “you are not like them. You are born to fly high. You are born to sing. ”
But I was afraid to fly nor to sing. I did not know what to expect in the sky. I did not know what to expect when I sing. But my inner voice was getting louder and louder. But I was afraid, I know the comfort of this pond. I know all these ducks. What shall I do.
One day, a mean duck said to me, “You are so bad at swimming in the pond and catching a fish. You are so bad quacking.” I knew all this time about this but I tried to be like other ducks. The mean duck made me decide that I got to be who I am. I no longer should imitate like other ducks. No matter what will happen, I must be who I was born to be.
The singing bird decided to leave the pond. He started to fly carefully. He started to sing and felt so free! To his surprise, he started to meet other singing birds while he was flying. They started to show him where to go and where to sing. He learned that he was hiding behind his own iron curtain. He let his fear controlled him. But he thanked the mean duck who pushed him to become himself!
He never felt this happiness before. He could fly to a beautiful garden to sing and other animals came to listen! The animals brought food and drinks to him for his singing. The singing bird was singing the following…
“We all need to be who we are. Don’t try to be who you are not. Don’t hide behind the curtain. Be brave to be who you are. It’s OK to make mistake, you can learn. It’s important to be honest to yourself.
Once you freed yourself, it’s time for you to help others who is on the same situation. You need to lead them to a higher place. You need to make them realize their true value. God placed you into the duck pond with the purpose. He knew you had courage to accept who you are, you had strength to fly and sing. All this time god gave you messages thru the sound of wind, the sound of water, the sound of trees.
You finally accepted the message. You are strong, you can fly, you can sing. Never stop being yourself, you have the bigger purpose in you life. “