Lessons of life- from a squirrel!

As I type this I hear a knocking sound at my window and, lo and behold , there is this beautiful squirrel standing up with it’s two front legs resting on the glass. He had a brief look at me and ran away. Talking of squirrels, last week , I was driving to a store with the significant half beside me when suddenly she says in Tamil, ” Turn back fellow !”. I looked at her incredulously and she says, “Not you, there was this squirrel coming our of the garden patch and had crawled up into the road ahead and as if he could hear me, turned back into the grass safely!”. Not all have a safe trip across the roads though. You find them plastered on the road – a squash of flesh and blood.

A couple of days ago, when driving to work on the highway- a six lane road with a center wall of around 3 feet height in the median, I noticed a squirrel dart across the road and climb up the center wall. I do not know if he made it across to the other side but it got me thinking. What was it on the other side that attracted him to take this huge risk? There were forests on either side and I’m sure his needs could be met on the side he was on before he embarked on the journey. Why do we take these risky ventures from the known to the unknown even if it means self-extinction?! Only He knows and I suppose He makes us do those things … In a way, I thought, this is my story too…

PS:A scientific answer to why they cross the roads can be found on this link:
http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/wildlife_crossings_wild_animals_and_roads/road_runners_the_deadly_fall_ritual_of_animals_crossing_roads.html