I have made mistakes which I am still trying to fix. I have experienced depression because of it and let myself feel all the atrocities that come with being a ‘failure’. However, it is time to move on.
This morning, I had to destroy a nest, some pigeons have been building on my balcony. I felt bad for them. When they came back, they were searching for their nest on our balcony and the neighbor’s. After a few minutes, they realized the nest was gone and they left.
I couldn’t help but wonder how those birds felt when they realize their weeks worth of work disappeared. I would have been a bit devastated, especially being the female. Panicking: where are we going now? We won’t have enough time before the baby birds arrive. As I watched them leave, I was ashamed of my behaviour when faced with the same problem. Unlike me, they moved on. There is no point on dwelling on their loss. The babies will come whether they have a nest or not, so they need to find a new place and build the nest from the ground up.
I learned two lessons from what happened:
- If I have to ‘destroy’ something, I better do it sooner than later – this will save the people who worked hard from losing their time and energy.
- Next time my work is fruitless, I will just try again until I succeed.