On Company and Parallels

I just heard from "the bird lady" (read: the woman who runs the adoption program where Ringo is, and whose house he is staying in currently). Ringo is doing fabulously. She says that he hasn't shown the slightest bit of anxiety and seems to be really enjoying being around all the other birds. I am so relieved. It is what I expected to happen. I've often thought that Ringo's anxiety might be lonliness.

Here is a parallel that may or may not be able to be applied to our own lives:
In BirdLand, the smaller amount of space that a bird feels is "his", the more fiercely he will guard it. If he is allowed more space to move around in on a regular basis, and perhaps autonomously, the more relaxed he is and able to cope with sharing that space with others. I'm not sure exactly how that can be applied to my life, but if you have an idea, I'd love to hear it.

Anyway, Ringo will be moving to a new foster family on Thursday (I think an older, single lady, and she had lots of birds too) where he will stay up to a year, if not permanently. The "birdlady" says that Ringo is really a very good bird and she wishes that he could stay longer with her and rub off on her other birds. Oh yeah, and she says he is talking up a storm. I am very happy for him. I do miss him, though. But, I know its for the best.