One of the sacred symbols of Christianity is the figure of the pelican. The reason is simple: in the total absence of food to eat, the pelican plunges its beak into its own flesh to feed its young. The master says: "We are often incapable of understanding the blessings we have received. Many times we do not perceive what He does to keep us spiritually nourished. There is a story about a pelican who -- during a hard winter -- sacrificed herself by providing her own flesh to her children. When she finally died of weakness, one of the nestlings said to another: 'Finally! I was getting tired of eating the same old thing every day.'"
****** source Paulo Coelho ERELYNE L. BAUTISTA Associate Accountant Social Mobilization for TB World Vision Development Foundation, Inc. TeleFax: (632) 374-7618 local 109 "Our Vision for Every Child, Life in all its Fullness; Our Prayer for Every Heart, the Will to Make it So."
