His duty well and truly served.

LaManuka

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The nature of my job requires that I maintain anonymity, but I want this little green budgieā€™s life to be acknowledged and remembered.

This particular budgie was kept by an elderly resident in a retirement home. He would not have had the best diet or veterinary care, but for eight years he was the much-loved companion of a lonely aged person who tried as best as they knew how to care for him. I know the bird had been unwell for some weeks but due to the limited income and lack of mobility of the owner he didnā€™t get the medical attention that may have extended his life. But nonetheless I know his owner loved him dearly and would have done more for him if it had been possible. His story must be one that is all too commonly repeated all over the world as so many older people lose contact with close family and desperately crave someone to talk to and to love, and who might just love them back.

Thank you little green one for your precious life and for everything that you unknowingly did for your carer, and a million more thank yous to all the countless other feathered heroes like you that I know are out there. May you fly free, your job on this Earth now done and your duty well and truly served.
 
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Sweet story of love and service, thank you for sharing.

Fly Free Little Love, you will be remembered.
 

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So sorry, please convey my deepest condolences to your elderly friend. For many in their waning days, a companion animal is the bright spot in an otherwise bland day.

Thanks, Martina, for elevating the oft times hapless service of a cherished feathered friend.
 

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What a beautiful tribute to this precious little one, and all the others like him. Sending my deepest condolences to his heartbroken owner.
Thank you so much for sharing this, so well said.
 
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Thank you for your responses. I think a lot of people would have lumped this little one into the ā€œitā€™s just a birdā€ pile but people here know he and others like him are so much more than that. They are gentle loving companions, their songs and antics make us smile and lift our hearts, often times theyā€™re the ones who understand us best when nobody else does. Their capacity for boundless unconditional love helps us get through the toughest times. I just felt it was important for this little anonymous green angelā€™s life to be recognised and honoured and thankfully the Forum is here to enable that. He stands for so many voiceless others.
 
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