Who are you?

By Mansi Chaturvedi on 20th Jul 2024

Do you know who you are?
A free bird who knows how to fly but may or may not have learnt to flap its wings. If you did learn you have taken your flight. A flight to different places, perched yourself in different hearts. Found ways to survive independently and may or may not stay attached to the nest that you did create. Your wings have helped you discover new places and build a new home for you to rest for a while. Are you this free bird who hops around , chirping and full of energy, living your life the way you want?
Or are you the one who knows not how and where to go? You stay in the best that has been once made, scared you might get lost and may not find your way back home. You are scared to survive alone and you are scared to be the prey of the strongest around you. You are not aware of what it feels like to take the flight. You do so just nearby , the small little steps , the little flap of the wing, just being close by to your nest. You might look at others just like you who decided to be on their own. You might even want to be like them but you feel a bit uncomfortable being like them.
But you know that there is no one who has everything in life though we have been made by the one above, the same . The ones who live their lives are free and have the courage to live independently , who seem to have fun in life, who have people around and a lot of brownies in life might also have something amiss.Maybe their nature to frequently change their place , might one day make them long to settle in a place. They might one day feel , it was better to be where we have our own people , our origin. They might have travelled places and gained experience and understanding of life but there is always something they miss.
The one who does not have the courage and stays just around longing to be free one day. They lack courage, they desire to see places, to meet new people.While you want to take your flight, the free bird might want to settle like you.
We all always feel there is something missing in our lives. We all were born free, given a home , a nest to grow. We all learnt how to fly but what we decided to do was totally up to us and our circumstances. But that does not make either of you wrong in the way you are. You might be a loud, strong, cheerful person but might get a true friend in someone quiet, calm and satisfied whom you could trust with your heart as he or she might always be by your side.
You might be the nervous, quieter one , who is not confident to do anything on his or her own. Yet you might find a friend in someone who could fight for you and help you move ahead in life. We all are different and that is beautiful. We all need that softer, calmer, quieter side somewhere and the bubby, energetic and stronger side on the other. So we need to connect and be the part missing in each other's life.