Ten years ago I was a 13-year-old girl and on one rainy day I was playing outside, in our backyard. That backyard from my childhood was full of trees, with a graceful view of small mountains. I used to love rain when I was younger. I was immensely enjoying every drop that was falling from the dark clouds. Also, I liked to observe how different birds, especially the little ones, were spending their busy days, singing all the time, and I was delighted to listen to their songs.
I was spending that gloomy and rainy day outside the house when suddenly I have found something very interesting; it was such a beautiful baby bird. He fell out of his nest due to the fact that it was raining heavily, so he was wet and was not able to fly. As a little girl who always wanted to have a bird, I decided to take him home with me. I did not know yet how I was going to convince my mom that we should keep the bird, but I only was thinking about saving this little bird’s life.
I took the bird inside my room to feed and dry him; I did that very cautiously in order to avoid any injuries. I was hopelessly looking after him all night long as I was not sure whether the bird could survive after all that battle. What happened the next day was remarkable, I clearly remember that moment when the bird came back to life. After a couple days, he was following me wherever I was going, as if I was his mother. Spending my time with him was highly enjoyable; we were getting more connected day after day.
Once I woke up, I did not see the bird. I remembered that I had not put him in his little box before I went to bed. I started looking around and what I found out was shocking. I realized that the bird had been killed. While I was sleeping, he was playing around me and accidently I strangled him in my bed. Paralyzed with terror, I was staring at my little bird, trying to absorb that awful fact. I cried a lot that day.
However, I learned many valuable lessons from my lovely bird; I learned that human beings can build such a strong relationship with animals. They are true friends, and they are loyal. Also, from that great friendship and experience, I understood how it is important to be a responsible person and to be sympathetic to others needs. And for myself I found out that I have the ability to take care of somebody else.
Finally, I believe it is also important to know how to overcome these depressing experiences. Regretting will not change any of these hard moments, but we have to accept that fact that we are learning from our mistakes. This should help us to avoid them in the future.
