I wasn't sure about sharing this, but I was thinking first of this story... then after reading @fotostef's post, thought it was such a coincidence!
Back when I lived in Findhorn village, near the big spiritual community - my nextdoor neighbour asked me to pop into her garden whilst she was away for the afternoon, because the last of the baby ducks that she had was very poorly... The others in that litter had already passed on (all had been very weak) and she had hopes for this one, taking very good care of it, but it was fading away...
I went out after I knew she'd left the house, and sat next to the wee thing, praying over it and wishing it well, and guiding it to pass on as and when was right for it...
The sun was going further down, and the wee thing was failing, evidently. I watched over the wee sweetheart until he passed... and a particularly poignant thing occurred: just as he seemed to take his last wee breath, all the surrounding cacophony of birdsong and animal noises (we were in the middle of a big row of gardens between fishermen's cottages) went completely silent.
I held my breath... and a few seconds later, everything started up again; the consistent buzz of a multitude of wildlife. I was awed indeed. Maybe if I hadn't been so tuned in to the little one, it might not have registered, but for ALL the wildlife to suddenly be quiet and then stay quiet for some moments - it was astonishing, truly.
I also felt very emotional as I cared for the duckling dying, as I have felt with any animal I've cared for who has passed in my presence: a strong sense of their letting go of accumulated charge or all the feeling they've built up in their lives - or that they've absorbed from us. It felt strange to be so very affected by such a wee creature that I hadn't known well personally, but it was a blessing.
Oh wow you lived at Findhorn? I've heard so much about that place!
And gosh what a stunning story. It might just weave itself into a fiction of my own - or something like it, as it has that narrative quality...a magic realism of sorts precisely because you wouldn't expect it. I just told Jamie that story (he's a bird lover too) and he was equally moved.
I did, @riverflows - for a few years, in and around the community there... It has some very interesting history and creation story, though there are a lot of egos and lack of groundedness there, and I had some experience too of not being held well, when participating in group workshops... Humanity has a lot to learn about 'intentional' community! Yes, this moment was powerful, as all moments with dying folk or animals have been - there are so many sacred Gifts to be received through death. 🙏🤗
Has there ever been a community that didn't hit this point? I despair of us living together harmoniously sometimes. Yes, we have a lot to learn. It seems we start with good intentions and then get caught up in bollocks.
We had heard so much about Findhorn over the years. What a shame it didn't hold you as it should.
Super wow @clareartista! That you had this amazing experience, and had the sensitivity to notice it, is incredibly special! Talk about the interconnection of life! How breathtakingly beautiful! Thank you for sharing this! 😁🙏💚✨
Thank you so much for this enthusiastic response, dear @tydynrain - it means a lot... yes, it was very beautiful and moving - and a download seemed to be Gifted to me, about how conscious the Universe is, through Nature. :-) Our existence is so Blessed, eh. 🙏 🤗
Absolutely! How could I not respond with awe?!? Everything is sacred and alive. We (all consciousness, all existence) are blessed beyond even our ability to comprehend. 😁🙏💚✨
Indeed; beyond the limited-and-constricted capacity to comprehend, for sure! I feel lucid moments into that fullness of comprehension, when there is One-ness and no separation: full immersion in Sentience-activated! Then I know Blessed!
Very good clarification, indeed! Yes, it's not that we don't innately and inherently have the capacity to comprehend, more that our conditioned perspectives have been massively limited. We are everything in gloriously unique individualized expression, dancing worlds into being, as we forever unfold our infinity! 😁🙏💚✨
Amazing similarity indeed!
As vague as it is, death is a very intense moment and if you care enough to notice, you can definitely feel it. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Personally I am kind of relieved to read that someone else had similar thoughts and feelings on a similar situation!
Aw yes, I've had many experiences around death that have changed my life 🙏🌟 It is very important that we share such stories, eh... It gives our life so much more meaning 🌈