Nature really brings serenity to the person who writes about it and later to the readers. So with a mutual advatageous intention, I am going to write about the discipline that the nature showcases through various movements around us. For eg., the timely monsoons, the non-stopping motion of planets at the same pace around the sun, Kurunji flowers blossoming once in 14 years and so on... One such wonder is the migration of birds.
Birds have a biological clock inside which tells them the exact time to start migrating from one place to another in hopes of survival and food. It is an amazing truth that they travel in the same season every year without missing the day. They also make it a point to return to their homeland soon after their work(survival) in the foreign land is over. They sort of maintain the balance of their stay in all the places they migrate.
If punctuality is a characteristic of discipline, then order and responsibility too are a part of discipline. I always used to look up the sky for the migratory birds forming a V-pattern to maintain a sense of direction. They look exquisitely beautiful to watch them in comparison to the totally-out-of-discipline humans around us. Have you ever wondered why these birds are taking the V-shape and why are they so disciplined unlike the cattle which move in herds and not lines?
Well, the whole query has a beautiful scientific and logical explanation. It is the responsibility of the lead bird(the bird at the tip of V) to face the wind and maintain the direction. All the other birds follow the leader. Such an orderly way of flying enables them to communicate the landing,direction and emergency which will be lacking in the flock of birds. The lead bird changes on a rotating basis. After the lead bird gets exhausted the bird right behind it takes the responsibility. This is to ensure that every bird gets equal amount of rest before they take up its job again. The least strain in flying is to the last two birds in the V. No bird leaves the group to go alone. If any bird gets injured, the entire V lands in a place to look after it. They never let anyone alone or lost. Who told birds have peanut sized brain and no sixth sense???
So next time you notice such a wonderful phenomenon, don't just appreciate it but respect it. The beauty, intelligence and responsibility surely do deserve to be honored.
