PATIENCE
WILL BE REWARDED
2
Code: ph08-02
THE
STORY:
While waiting for a friend in Suva, Fiji, I observed this Honey Eater and his friends flying into a
Hibiscus tree looking for a feed. Not dissimilar to the passion of a child salivating at seeing the
McDonald's sign whilst traveling in their parents vehicle. Delight for food upon observation of the goal, hence, patience will be rewarded whilst looking for the next feed.
The lessons I have learned from this image is that no matter what the circumstance are,
options/choices will resent themselves for us to act upon, creating interesting additions to
the pleasures already in our lives. There is absolutely no reason to be bored when so much is
happening around about us, and for this I am grateful to the master of all creativity. Boredom is an
unproductive and mismanaged way to live but can be overcome with the help of a caring
friend. Every single thing created has a purpose and when we don't understand the purpose
of something we will abuse it. Watching and teaching yourself to observe with a grateful heart
is one of the reasons Jesus came to earth. Not to start a religion, but to set us free from our
ignorance and learn about His Kingdom on earth by delivering us from our self righteous
approach to destroying His wonder, and in doing so, causing the grief we experience
without Him.
Also, if we are to busy to stop and observe, then we are to busy. If we are to busy to stop and be
grateful, then we are to busy. If we slow down and take this, His instruction to heart, “Do not worry
about where your food and clothing come from. Don’t you know, worrying will not make it
come any quicker” , then we can live in the freedom of that Moment to see all the real wonder
that is round about us, all the time. Worry has fear in it and fear blinds us so we do not see
what is beautiful and praise worthy. It has been, and is said, “To God be the Glory”. I will echo that with all of my heart and when I see little creatures like this, their heart beats, their bright
eyes, their flight patterns, the physical, chemical and biological structures within the living
and learn about their habits and purposes, I am totally enthralled by the wonder and
sometimes cannot contain the emotion that wells up in the revelation of truth. That is what I
live for, to see, observe, inspire and tell the story as it comes to me. A good ambassador in a
foreign country can only represent what the King tells him, and this little creature pollinates flowers to produce the fruit we eat for our physical sustenance upon this earth and their chirping is music to my spirit.
Process
: Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark 1 and edited on a Mac G5 in Photoshop CS4. .
Awards
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