The one with the praying woman

"Hey Gan, have you seen that woman praying in that junction every morning?", Dexter asked Gan.

"Yes Dex. She's been praying there for more than 15 years based on what our dad said and before her there were many more people like her who could be seen praying every morning." Gan replied.

"But it's sad how the number of people have decreased to one cos what i heard was in olden times there were many people and they could be seen praying literally everywhere. Btw even in all the other cities I've been to,  i have seen one or two standing like this and praying" Gan added.

'Why are they praying? Who are they praying to? And why pray every day?' questions started to bubble up inside Dex's pigeon brain.

" I know you would have a ton of questions by now in the pea sized brain of yours. They are praying so that the City will know God. They think that the City is still there only because of their prayers", Gan mockingly replied.

" But doesn't everyone know God? Even we crows know there is a God and we have set inside us a path of life we need to execute then why there is confusion for this humans? Don't they have bigger brains than us? shouldn't it be much easier for them to grasp these things?", Dex asked out of a curiosity mixed with suprise. For him all this is new.

"Yep. Sometimes bigger brains isn't exactly equal to better understanding. It often depends on what you fill it with. I have heard these humans say this quote from the Bible which tells that it matters what you feed your mind with. Let me think what the exact words were" said Gan.

" I admire this woman and the others who you saw for their will to keep doing this day in and day out especially when the world is going from bad to worse." Dex reflected on the whole scene.

" I got it", Gan crowed "whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you."

Is the world going from bad to worse?

Are we really controlled by what we feed our minds with?

Can a healthy mind be a starting point to making our cities a better place?

May be praying to God also acts as a catalyst to make our cities and countries and world better?

Credits: Philippians 4:8-9, Bible.
Picture credits: unsplash.com

Genesis

Dexter and Gan were both born in the same day on the same nest. You may even call them twins since they too have the same mother!

How is it possible you ask? Well that's what Dex thinks. Gan's mom is the only mom he has ever seen. So for him she's his mom.

The story of his origin is an interesting one. His actual mom ( who is a dove, obviously) had to lay her egg into the crow's nest because she was escaping, hurt, from an eagle chasing her and she gave her life just shortly after laying the egg that became Dex.

Gan's mom was not a bright one and she just thought that the extra egg on her nest was always there and hence didn't break Dex's egg.

When it was time to hatch, Dex pecked out his way into the world a little different compared to Gan and Gan's mom just thought that Dex was a unique child.

Dexter had limited knowledge of his birth so he believed he is a crow cos his mom is a crow.

Gan's mom with her limited wisdom ended up believing that Dan is her child and so she raised Dan up like 

her own.

Can you blame Dex or Gan or Gan's mom for letting Dan believe he is a crow?

Dex doesn't become a crow because he believed he is one.

• How will Dex know he is a dove?
• Will Dex benefit by knowing his true origin? Only time will tell...

Prologue

Another day.

The two, thick as any friends can be, sitting on the place they are so used to for many years and searching for where to go next.
The branch in which they are sitting, over looking the cemetery which has more than 200 years of human memories, keeps shaking as though it will fall any moment but it has been the same since the beginning of their lives. Dead and ready to fall but kept together by divine providence.

Dexter the dove who thinks he is a crow and his best friend Gan who is a crow.

Their combination is a sight you have to see to believe. Not every day do you see a pigeon doing things like a crow.

Some may even say it's ok since Dexter really feels deep inside him that he's a crow just like Gan and if Dexter really believes that he is a crow, maybe he really is a crow?

We have heard often of the great power that lies in our minds. That we can do great things if we actually believe in something and we quote of forests' being made, mountains being cut down, cities being burned down and even in the Bible about our thoughts run of life (Pro.4:23). But is that all that's needed for one to change himself? Can a dove really become a crow?

Why don't you have an irregular walk with me as I look into the life of Dexter and Gan and see if we can draw some inspiration and life method for us to have a more meaningful life while we are still here on earth.