What if you were one of the the most beautiful creation ever but you show your talent only to a few! What if you have the ability to make nice call but you choose to make sounds which are irritating!
Finally what if you have a super power to fly but you do not like to use it!
What if you were Pavo cristatus!?
Yeah! That is the national bird of India!
So apparently these beautiful birds can make around 11 different calls and most are irritating!
They make pleasant calls in the morning and loud disturbing calls in the night! And sometimes make false alarm calls too! Clearly not a night owl!
They are popular in places such as Rajasthan where you can get many songs made on them! One of the popular one is Morni Baga main bole!
Am sure you would have heard this song but the story behind it is also pretty interesting!
In this song, the banjaran is narrating the condition of her heart that aches for one who left long ago and never returned. If one goes to Rajasthan, one would find flocks of beautiful peacocks near and around more fertile areas. As the banjaran’s party camps out at one of these areas where water is nearby, she is reminded of this every time a peacock sings at night!
Such deep renditions can only be seen in folks songs since they have been matured by the ravages of time!
Now these wonderful birds are very heavy! But then again in spite of their heavy weight they can still fly! So much so that they are the largest birds with flight capability!
Then in a karmic balance, since they do not have webbed feet they cannot swim!
So if you do not know how to swim then you can tell then you are like the Peacock! Of course you have to then explain why you cannot fly!
Or play tennis for that matter! Like Ashok Amritraj!
For now just remember that you do not have to hurt a peacock to get it’s beautiful feathers! It will shed them so many times!
Shubh Ratri!
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