A boy was playing in the park. he saw a small sparrow sittit on a stone. went near it still it did not fly away. The boy felt frustrated and angry. "Why didn't the sparrow let me touch it?" he thought through the sadness of not being able to have the experience of touching the animal. He ran to his mother who was sitting on a bench reading her favorite book. When he saw the boy's sad face, he asked what had happened.
The boy told of the experience he had with the sparrow and complained a lot about his attitude of flying. The mother, very smart, took advantage of this moment to teach her son a lesson on respecting the will of other living beings, including animals.
While she talked to the boy, explaining all the concepts in the most appropriate way for a 6 year old boy to understand, the boy started to be less frustrated with the situation.
He understood that nature, like humans, has its will. The bird did not want to be touched for the sake of protection and for this reason, we must leave it alone when they are resting on a rock, respecting it and, thus, being able to live with it.
