Birds and the Human Condition
This beautifully written opinion piece from The New York Times points out the integral role birds play in human survival, or could play if we weren't so busy doing what we consider matters of such consequence that we miss their much more important message.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/what-the-sparrows-told-me/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0