I always think at this time of year - the hooded half of March - when I see magpies, gulls, pigeons, swans and other animals building their nests, that if only humans did the same, they might not be so confused and conflicted as to the true meaning of life:
Living!
Not shopping, not toiling, not holidaying, not being conveyed, not being brainwashed....
But living. Building your own home, foraging for your own food, making your own clothes...
Not outsourcing the essential to others so you can focus your efforts on the non-essential, and the trivial.
Who would have thought that the meaning of life would have been so straightforward?
A magpie (its partner is out and about) building its nest above platform 3 at Dalmuir Station. This sort of 'event', sadly, is regularly missed by people who do not pay attention to their environment. Gazing into your 'mobile devices' will never answer the deeper questions that we have regarding life and living.
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