Peck, Peck, Peck....

The other morning when Nirvana bhai heard a strange knock-knock sound emanating from the woods outside his house - he was spooked. For a second, Nirvana bhai thought that his slave bretheren had finally woken up. On closer inspection though he discovered a wood-pecker of some description pecking away at a large tree in the woods. It was quite hard to spot the pecker - especially given the fact that it is only 5 cm in size and was perched on a 50 foot tree (in a entire forest full of them).

However, thanks to Nirvana bhai's 'uber-zoomex-digital camera' - we have a picture of the bird pecking away. The strange thing was though - that the bird didn't just peck that morning. It was pecking away in the evening when Nirvana bhai came back from school. And then pecking away again the next morning as Nirvana bhai awoke and went for breakfast. Its been pecking for days now - making a steady 'knock knock knock....' sound which provides a constant reminder that the bird is there and at work. The second picture shows that our humble birdie has made quite a bit of progress! Indeed, its made a sizeable 'dent' in the tree - large enough to house a nest during the imminent spring. But of course! The birdie is making a home for the kiddies! Quite an achievement that - making a dent in the timber thats large enough to house the entire nest. And armed with nothing else but a soft beak? Nirvana bhai is impressed.

Hmmm....Nirvana bhai is glad that he's solved this mystery. But he's also inspired by the little birdie. He's heard sanskrit shlokas about the hallmarks of a karmayogi. He has also paid for expensive yoga lessons, listened to tikle-tinkle music and nodded knowingly when someone cites Krishna from the Gita. Nirvana bhai knows that many great men have devoted their entire lives trying to discover the path of Niskam Karma. But now Nirvana bhai is forced to think - perhaps all they had to do was to ask the little birdie?