this old Lady one day was watching me save a young sparrow
that fell out of a nest.....
she said " it's only a sparrow"
indicating that she thought it was of little value
i paused thinking of my lessons learned
and went into a deep form of meditation for a few moments
time slowed down to about 1 tenth speed....
i replied quite slowly.... in a Shaman's tone
looking deeply into her in eyes .....
"All life is precious and None can be replaced "
and then walked away