Felix Endi: . . . . . . . . i will like to share chapter one of a book tittled 'Gateway to World Peace",written by Nnamdi.F.Agbu CHAPTERONE NewYearCel ebr at i on Thebi r dsal lovert heWor l dusedt ocel ebr at ea" NewYearf est i val "ever y 1stdayoft he15mont hst hatmakest hebi r dsyear .Thi sf est i val was hi ghl yandwi del yaccept edasagr eatt r adi t i oni nher i t edf r om t hei r ancest or s.I t ' shi ghl yhonour edbybi r dsal lovert heUni ver se.Today' s Bi r ds" NewYearFest i valcel ebr at i onst ar t edasusual wi t ht hebi r ds assembl i ngt oget heri nt hei rusualpl aygr oundal lovert hewor l di nt hei r r espect i veCount r i esandSt at eCapi t al s, whi l et her epr esent at i vesf r om eachSt at egoest ot hei rNat i onalCapi t alCi t i esandt her epr esent at i ves f r omdi f f er entNat i onsgot ot he" UNI TEDBI RDSNATI ONS"Capi t al Ci t y, Chi omaSt at e, NewHeaven, t or epr esentt hei rNat i ons.Thi si sbecause t hi scel ebr at i oni sr egar dedbyal lbi r dsasanactofWor shi pt ot hei r ' gods' , andhonort ot hei rgr eatancest or s.I tal sost r engt henst hei rl ove, peacef ulr el at i onshi panduni t yoft heBi r dski ngdom. TheEagl esandot herFal conbi r dspol i t i cal l y, wer et heSt at es, Nat i onal andWor l dLeader swhi l et heOst r i cheswer et heSt at es, Nat i onal and Wor l dVi ceLeader s.Forsomemont hsr unni ng, ot herbi r dsf r omt he St at esandNat i onal l evel swor l dwi dehavebeenpr ot est i ngagai nstt he Eagl esandFal consf ort hei ract sof? di ct at or shi pandl eader shi p mi sconduct s. "TheUni t edBi r dsNat i onsResol ut i ondecl ar est hat ;' bi r d' s mustr espectandr ecogni zedt her i ghtandpr i vacyofever ybi r d i r r espect i veofsi ze, col ony, st at e, count r yorski ncol or s;i tcont i nued t odecl ar et hatbi r dsshal lnotf eedonf el l owbi r d, bei ngt hatal lbi r dsar e onef ami l y. " Fai l ur et ocompl y, f acesdeat hpenal t y" . Ost r i cheswer et hebi ggestandt al l estamongot herbi r ds;f r i endl y, accommodat i ng, humbl e, consi der at eandst r ongert hanot herbi r ds. Ot herbi r dsexceptf al conbi r ds, f i ndOst r i chesr el i abl eandt r ust wor t hy t ol eadt he" Uni t edBi r dsNat i ons?despi t et hef actt hatEagl esandFal con bi r dsar est i l ldomi nat i ngt hebi r dski ngdom l eader shi pposi t i ons. Unexpect edDi l emma Al l t her epr esent at i vesf r omdi f f er entNat i onsassembl edasusual ont hi s f at ef uldayofbi r ds" NewYear "anni ver sar yi nt hei rSt adi umknownas 9 " Bi r dsI nt er nat i onal Anni ver sar yPar k( BI AP) " . TheWeat herwasf est i ve andmi l dwast hesunshi ne, t hust heweat hert emper at ur ewas compl i ment i ngt heanni ver sar ywi t habout18¡ ct o20¡ candt hesky, bl ue andf r i endl y.Theol destEagl ebei ngt he' Ki ngaswel l ast hePr esi dentof Bi r dsKi ngdom?wasoni t sl eader shi pcushi onedseat , sur r oundedby HeadsofNat i onsandNat i onalRepr esent at i veswhoar ewai t i ngf ort he Ki ng' susual l yr emar kabl eopeni ngspeecht ot heWor l d.TheMast erof Cer emony( MC) , t hePar r ot sf ami l yki ngst ar t edt hei nt r oduct i onoft he day? sor derofevent .Whi l est i l lcol or i ngt heeventwi t hpai nt edwor dsof t hePar r otki ngspeeches, j ustabout2mi nut es29secondsf ort he" Bi r ds Ki ngdomKi ng"?t heEagl et or eadt heopeni ngspeech, suddenl yand sur pr i si ngl yatt hef areastof" Bi r dsI nt er nat i onal Anni ver sar yPar k"came anunpl easantnoi sewi t hgr eatsounds, l i keasongandupr oarmusi cf i l l s t heai r , advanci ngt owar dt hel eader shi pvi ci ni t y. Thesmal l andweakbi r dsl edbyCockKi ngandDuckKi ng, st ar t edt o si ngr ebel l i oussongsagai nstt heKi ngandot herf al conbi r dswhi ch aut omat i cal l ychangedt hel ovel yandaccommodat i ngf est i veambi ance i nt oanat mospher eoff ear , t er r oranduncer t ai nt y.Thus, t hel eader s? vi ci ni t ybecamenoi sel ess, t hatyoumayevenheart hesoundofmovi ng ant . Unf or t unat el y, t hebi r dsatt heWest er nandSout her nendsoft he Anni ver sar yPar kal soj oi nedt her ebel l i on.Theycont i nuedt ossi ng, shout i ng, wai l i nganddemandi ngt heKi ngandal lf al conbi r dst ost ep downf r omSt at es, Nat i onsandWor l dl eader shi pposi t i onswi t h i mmedi at eef f ect .Thus, demandi ngt hel eader shi pofOst r i chest ot ake ef f ectf r omt hatsamemomentj ustl i keat i mebombt hatwasnever t i medwhi chexpl odedwi t houtt hesecur i t ycont r ol pi nsaf et ymeasur e code. Thei ncumbentKi ngwassur pr i sedandver yf ur i ous.TheKi ng? sSecur i t y andI nt el l i genceCommander , sur pr i sedandi nconf usi oni ssuedver bal i nst r uct i onst ot hesecur i t yuni t s, t oar r est , ordest r oyt hosepr ot est er s andseet hatt heunf or t unat esi t uat i onwascal mdownasqui ckl yas possi bl e.Whi l et heKi ngandt heKi ng' sSecur i t yCommanderandt he uni t swer econf r ont i ngt hepr ot est er satt heAnni ver sar yPar k, t her ecame asecur i t yI nt elr epor tt ot heKi ng, t hatt hewhol ewor l dwer e demonst r at i ngagai nstt heKi ngandFal conbi r ds? l eader shi p, andvowed nott ost opunt i l t heEagl eKi ngandFal conbi r dsst epdownf r omt he 10 St at e, Nat i onal andWor l dl eader shi ps. Thel eaderofOst r i chbi r dsi nst r uct edt heOst r i chbi r dst ohel pcal mdown t her ebel l i ondi pl omat i cal l y, notwi t hf or ce.Al t hought heOst r i chest r i ed t hei rbestt ocal mdownt hesi t uat i on, t heyunf or t unat el yf ai l ed.The pr ot est er si nsi st edt hatasl ongast heyar est i l l al i ve, t heEagl eKi ngand Fal conbi r dsmustnotr ul et hemagai nf ort heyar eevi l .Thel eader soft he r ebel l i on, anol dCockassi st edbyDuck, cont i nuet oaddr esst hewhol e Wor l donwhyEagl esandot herFal conbi r dsshoul dneverl eadt hebi r ds? f ami l yagai n.Ost r i cheswer enowdemandi ngar oundt abl edi al ogue wi t hi nt hemai npl ayer si nor dert hatpeacemayr ei gn. ? Wear eonef ami l y, andweknowt hatsomeofusar eupsetbyt heevi l donebyunwor t hymember soft hi sgr eatf ami l yofbi r ds, yes, butf el l ow bi r ds, l etusr emembert hatuni t edwest andbutdi vi dedwef al l .Letusnot f or gett hatt odayi sar emar kabl edayi nt hehi st or yofourgr eatf ami l y, knownasadayof" GoodnessandLove" , sai dt heOst r i chki ng. Thegr eatCock, bei ngt hel eaderoft hepr ot est er sandmai ni ni t i at or , st oodoutf r omt hepr ot est er svi ci ni t y, st eppedf or war dhumbl yt owar ds t heOst r i chki ng, sal ut edt heOst r i chki ngandaskedf orper mi ssi ont o voi ceoutt hepr ot est er shear t s. ? Wet hesmal l andweakbi r dsar enother et ochanget het r adi t i onofour ancest or st hator dai nedt odayasar emar kabl edayi nt hehi st or yoft he bi r ds.Wear eher et ohonorourancest or st hator dai ned' Uni t edBi r ds Nat i ons"t hatwear eenj oyi ngt oday.Si ncet hehi st or yofUni t edBi r ds Nat i ons, wehavepeacei nourdwel l i ngpl acesbecausewel oveeach ot her .Weneverknewawi ckednessandhat r ed, butt oday? swi ndof changehaspr oveduswr ong.Why?Becauseevi l wasgi venbi r t hamong us.Butwehavenotf or got t enouri nt egr i t ywhi chi sourpr i de, t hegr eat l ovedUNI TEDBI RDSNATI ONS" . ? Dur i ngt her ei gnsofPeacocks, Pi geons, DovesandPar r ot set c, we exper i encedpeace, l oveandmut ualunder st andi ngwi t heachot hert ot he f ul lmeasur e.Justseet hedef er entbet weenr edandyel l owobj ect st oday. Eagl esandFal conspol i t i csi nt r oducedust ot hi sr ei gnofdi ct at or shi p andwi ckedness.I nt hedaysoft heabovement i onedbi r ds, weenj oyed Uni t yi nt hi sgr eatf ami l y;nobi r df edonanot her .Wewer eal ldi sci pl i ned andobedi entf ami l y, wi t hr espectt ot heconst i t ut i on.Wewer egr eat uni t edf ami l y;wehaveourl awsandconst i t ut i on;wemustbei nor der . 11 TheEagl esandf al consexal t edt hemsel vesasgodsofot herbi r dsand f eedsont hei rsubj ect s.Theydeser vepuni shmentf oral lt hei rat r oci t i es. Mor eover , wedemandt hatt heEagl eandFal conbi r dsst epdownwi t h i mmedi at eef f ect .Weal sodemandt hei mmedi at eel ect i onofOst r i ches overt heaf f ai r sofourgr eatBi r dsKi ngdom?concl udedt hegr eatCock. |
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