The Bird Feeder

Once upon at time there was a lonely older woman who looked upon her back porch and desired to watch the birds. Although there were birds quite a distance from her porch, their searching for food, working to find their meals, and playfulness were a delight for her to see. But the more she watched the birds, the more she desired to have them be closer to her so she could see them more clearly. She decided to purchase a bird feeder and put it on her back porch.

She bought the feeder, some decoration, and a little bird seed from the local store, and as quickly as she could she hung the bird feeder on her back porch. She placed a little bird seed inside and soon the birds were coming around. What a delight she had as she watched red birds and blue birds find her small bounty. Their playful activity and enjoyment seemed to be thanking her profusely for her contribution to their living.

But soon, more birds came around, and the bird seed was eaten ever so quickly, so she had to buy more seed. However this only brought more birds, so she thought it best to buy another bird feeder, and surely there would be plenty of supply. But this simply caused even more birds to come around which incidentally began to make a mess of her back porch. She bought one, two, and three extra bird feeders which began to cost more to fill with bird seed than her own food cost her in a week.

The birds began to be demanding and pecked on her windows as if to say, “Get our food out here now!” One by one the birds seemed to demonstrate their disgust with the woman for not providing as they thought she should, and rather than being an enjoyment to watch, the birds became a nuisance. They made messes. Their feathers and refuse were everywhere, and the woman's back window and screen were an absolute mess.

She thought about it for a moment, and realized something fantastic that would solve her problem. She opened her back door, shooed away the birds, and took down her bird feeders. The birds were soon gone, she cleaned up her porch, and she could watch them in her yard. She noticed they were back to searching for their food, working for their meals, and playing like they used to do.

Government, why not learn from the bird feeder story?

Until tomorrow...Why Say More?