Seduced and Trapped
It was a warm sunny day and our entire family was out enjoying our new community. My husband and I stopped to admire a beautiful bed of flowers near the pool gate. There were splashes of yellow and pops of purple, truly a lovely display of greenery and a warm glimpse of spring. Suddenly, sporadic movement within the flower bed caught our attention. As we approached, scuffling and flapping noises grew louder. Upon further inspection, we discovered two birds trapped under a protective wire mesh! Mesh that was intended to keep animals out was serving as a temporary confinement for these small creatures. Clearly our presence near the bed startled the birds and caused this recent flurry of activity. It occurred to my husband and me that those two birds represent how many of us experience life- seduced and trapped. We imagine the birds saw the flowers from afar and were seduced by what they saw. The vibrant colors enticing them ever closer to the flower bed until they realized