Story of two parrots
Once upon a time there lived a parrot family on a tree. Two parrot siblings lived in a hollow of a tree. While their parents were out looking for food a thunderstorm hit the forest. The old tree was violently shaken with wind and the two parrots were thrown away. One fell to a forest monastery where some old monks lived. The other fell to a place where a group of thieves lived. Separated from their parents and each other each parrot grew with humans.
One day a man walked into the forest, looking for some herbs. And deep inside the jungle he heard a voice. Violent voice shouting at him to catch and kill him. Man frightened to the core hid behind a tree and looked around. There was nobody except a talking parrot. And after staying silent for a while he, got out and examined. There was none to be seen, except an abandoned cave of the thieves. He chased the parrot away and continued to walk. And then he heard another voice. "Hello friend. Where are you going? Come and rest with us" And the man was looking around saw another parrot. And he was inviting him to the monastery of old monks. He walked into the monastery and met the monks. And after explaining his purpose of the visit he inquired about the 🦜. Monks explained they found it injured in the backyard of the monastery on a stormy day.
Just beyond the trees there is another parrot. Do you anything about it? The man inquired. And monks told the man there are some thieves live in that part of the jungle, and they do not harm us as long as we do not disturb them. After all monks have nothing to rob. So, the man understood what happened. As the parrots 🦜 looked the same he knew they must be siblings or related. The only difference for them to behave differently is there up bringing.
That is the end of the little story of two parrots. I am sure you must have read or heard similar story before. But it highlights the face that what effects our environment has on us. Let's understand this.
Environment control keystone habit
Environment control is a keystone habit. As it will influence many other habits in our lives. At least in parrots 🦜 case it led to polite manner and behavior. And if you looked at the fact carefully, we might see the conduct of two parrots are different in many ways, from their food habits to daily routines. Similarly, if we look at siblings who were separated from early life or even your own life, we change and adapt to the changes of our environment.
Changing environment can positively or negatively affect your life. And it does markedly. As an example, if you are trying to get away from a bad food habit. Maybe environmental adjustments can help you just do that. You can hang out with people with good food habits or join a club. Sell your fridge or fill it with fruits instead. If you lived your whole life in a dark alley with criminals, maybe it is time to break away from the vicious cycle of doom and look for a better environment. As you can see progression or change is impossible if you are stuck in a pool.
Difficult situations.
Sometimes we cannot change our environment. It can be relative such as you are stuck with your old parents or taking care of a loved one, yet you feel stuck. Or it can be absolutely like you are stuck in a bed unable to move like in the case of Alexandre the man with iron lungs. However, there are ways to improve if you are just creative. You can change your environment temporarily if you cannot do it permanently. You can visit the local library or take a walk in the park on your way home, to bring a little freshness calm and clarity. You can paint the house if you think its gloomy, with white paint of course. Why not!
Or you can change the mental environment. Take a dopamine detox from endless scrolling and you can do some meditation. After all, we all are prisoners of our minds, hence from time to time we have to clean our own prison cell to keep it clean otherwise it can surely stink. I am sure 😌 you know how to. Because you crave that change, the light, the peace after all.
Let's be thankful to the 🦜 🦜 s who taught us the lesson hard way.
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