Google says, “A spirit animal is characterized as a teacher or messenger that comes in the form of an animal and has a personal relationship to an individual”.
I didn’t know what my spirit animal was and if I were to assume what it could be, I felt I might be an elephant or a lion or a wolf( I think that’s the side-effect of an overdose of Ice Age and Jungle Book!!!). But, then came Google to my rescue yet again( as per online test- ‘What’s your spirit animal?’) with surprising results!!!
Surprising, because:
a) My spirit animal is a birdπ
b) The very first time I saw my spirit animal(at that time, I did not even know what a spirit animal is), I was terrified. My naive understanding is that one should have a close affinity with your guardian angel or mentor, no matter how strange she/he/it may be. I assume you also might tremble in fear when you see a pair of googly eyes staring from a pale, flat, heart-shaped face at night directly at you from the tree branch by your window.π
c)Growing up in a lush green environment surrounded by tall trees, green foliage and sparkling waters, birds always were a part of my growing years. The first thing that comes to my mind is my half-eaten mangoes and guavas- courtesy of the myriad of sweet singing birds; the second thing is how my mother managed to keep the newly hatched chickens from the eagles.- Well, I can only dream of all those days now.I have always seen my mother keep some grains or a tiny portion of food for them daily-a habit that instilled itself in me. Even now, when I’m far away from home, in fast-paced city life, some crows, parrots and sparrows find their way to my grains bowl in my balcony.
But never my spirit animal- not then, not till dateπ₯ It never came to eat my grains.
Surprising???
d)In short, I’ve heard more of my ‘animal’ than I’ve seen it. And the few times I had seen it, I was scared as hell.
So, do I not believe in spirit animals?
Well, I have no idea. I don’t know whether I should/ should not believe in the concept of spirit animals. Honestly, I’d say my interest is piqued.
So I read a bit more about my spirit animal specifically. The traits of my personality( as per my spirit animal) is worth an applause. If I were to list a few from the vast number of qualities mentioned, those would be
- Tranquil
- Serene
- Wise
- Insightful
- Trustworthy
- Noble
Impressive, right? Even I’m impressed, though I’m not so sure as to how much I share these commendable traits.
After reading about my animal or rather, a bird, I feel, I shouldn’t have been scared because the traits also mentioned of its air of diffidence, preference to solitude and being awake at night- that’s so ME. Maybe, I’m my spirit animal in some ways. I may never know the truth of it or if there is any truth to be known. Still, I’m waiting to meet my spirit animal once more – with less fear and more understanding.
Hope it doesn’t attack me.For, when the whole world sleeps, I would seriously love to have a friendly chat or a wise discourse with my spirit animal – The Owl!!!
( Thank you Jude for hosting The Saturday Symphony. )
Wow…I heard first time that there’s a spirit animal’s kind of thing…I guess I should have search mine on Google. !
Thank you for sharing Roshni, and for following me too π
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Glad to know that I’m not alone in not knowing about spirit animals….Thank you for reading π… Also your blog is interesting..it’s my pleasure to have come across youπ
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Hey, I have searched it on Google, firstly I went to first site, with first quiz, they tell me that my spirit animal is whale…and surprisingly I connect with it too,( I mean my traits)
Then, to the other and again next site, they are telling me some other animals felin family and other one Idk….Then, seeing my too many spirit animals, I sadly decided to quit on, as I’m totally got perplexed and frustrated after that
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Hey, It’s ok.!!! Dont be frustrated… Even I m not sure if mine’s right. In one of my WP posts much before, a dear blogger asked me about my spirit animal. Since I’d no idea about it and as I felt a touch of mystery around it, I just read about it in random sites, just for the sake of knowing what it is. So today, when I saw Jude’s prompt, I thought I’ll give it a try…
Be happy ππ
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Yeah yeah….I am fine !π
I considered my spirit animal – whale… becoz I have checked it first π . Thank you for your kind words. ππ€
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he he …happy hooting π .. when you meet him that is π
Nice post Nima … and the qualities described are so lovely : serene, tranquil, noble, and specially trust worthy … Wow π
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ππI’m yet to learn the art of hooting…but when I meet him, this would be the first in my list to learn from himππ
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Ahh, so many Beautiful concepts and the mystery of which bird it was kept me engrossed. A mystery well sated at the end. This is wonderful Roshni. Thank you for this post, I’ll read it a few more times π
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This made my dayππThis is such a lovely compliment π. Thank you so much, Jude!
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Cute. Somehow I always felt your spirit animal would be an owl!ππ
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πππ even my brother says so – ghostly owl
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π I don’t think you are “ghostly” though!π
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ππ you’re a dear soulπ₯°
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Amazing Roshini… π β€ β€
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Thank you for your kind wordsπ
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You are always welcome Roshni π
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wow! so many wonderful concepts! thank you for sharingπ₯°
Follow @everythingtips for tips and recommendations if interested! It would mean a lot to me!π₯Ίπ€
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Thank you for reading π
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