Rejuvenate! by EARTHA KITT

Rejuvenate! by EARTHA KITT

Author:EARTHA KITT
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Self-Help/Psychology
Publisher: SCRIBNER
Published: 2001-07-15T00:00:00+00:00


We revitalize not only when we give of ourselves to people, but also when we give of ourselves to the rest of Creation. I encourage everyone (especially those who live alone) to have a pet—a dog, a cat, parakeets, a little turtle, some fish. If an animal is not feasible, consider plants. (The Pet Rock was not as silly as some thought. It served to make you wonder how such a stupid idea could become such a need for people to buy and be responsible for. It also made you think, “How can I get a stupid idea like that and get rich?”)

Having a pet not only gives you cause to exercise your mind and body, it also can cause you to exercise your spirit. You are being kind, tender, thoughtful, loving. When we release such energies, we renew ourselves.

The birds who live near me know that they can always get a bite to eat at my house, from the bird feeder I mainly stock with sunflower seeds, along with suet in the winter. When preparing to go out of town, uppermost in my mind is arranging for my daughter or a neighbor to tend to the bird feeder (and water the plants).

From the energy I expend for the benefit of the birds, I get the benefit of beholding their marvelous colors and move ments all the closer; and their song comes all the nearer to my ears. Watching them, inevitably, gets me pondering, thinking—working the mind. Where do they sleep? How do they keep warm when it’s cold?

Mr. Cardinal . see how he sits on the branch for a while before he darts to the feeder? He is checking out the scene, I deduce. He is making sure that no enemies lurk. Yes, I think, how very important it is that we look before we leap. I think of the mishaps and misfortunes that can come of haste.

People often make fun of or label “crazy” elderly people who sit on park benches and feed the birds: thinking, passing time in their memories, wondering who’s going to take care of them when the need arrives. These bird feeders are not so crazy and hardly ridiculous. They are sharing, giving, keeping themselves connected.

In the pond out behind my house, I have three electrical irrigation systems circulating the water, keeping it oxygenated and clear of contamination. My care for the pond makes it attractive to all sorts of birds. It is amazing how many different families come yearly once the word gets around.

Sometimes I take my breakfast and sit by the pond watch ing the school of fish that I cannot eat (everything becomes a pet). When the flocks of birds come to share the pond, I analyze how the breeds section themselves off.

Oh, look, is that a crane?

When it’s freezing cold, because my pond is not frozen— oh, how the wild birds come! Sometimes in the middle of winter, perhaps on their way South or on the return, they have come in droves some days.



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